Origins of delusions in Alzheimer's disease
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Research over the past two decades supports a shared aetiology for delusions in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and schizophrenia. Functional networks involved in salience attribution and belief evaluation have been implicated in the two conditions, and striatal D2/3 receptors are increased to a comparable extent. Executive/frontal deficits are common to both...
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Diagnostic Imaging , INDUCED DOPAMINE RELEASE , Dopamine , 610 , Neuroimaging , PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS , PREFRONTAL CORTEX , Delusions , Neuropsychology , Alzheimer Disease , 616 , Genetics , Humans , Neuropathology , NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS , Neurons , Corticostriatal , PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS , PSYCHIATRIC-SYMPTOMS , Brain , Neurochemistry , Alzheimer's , MISIDENTIFICATION SYNDROMES , VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA , RISK-FACTORS , EXCESS COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT