Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be associated with worsening of cognitive performance. We studied patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) with and without COPD, and we analyzed, in a retrospective way, clinical and neuropsychological variables to verify if COPD plays a pejorative role on cognitive or functional autonomy in patients with dementia.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may complicate Alzheimer's disease: a comorbidity problem
Tondo, Giacomo
;De Marchi, Fabiola;Comi, Cristoforo;Cantello, Roberto
2018-01-01
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be associated with worsening of cognitive performance. We studied patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) with and without COPD, and we analyzed, in a retrospective way, clinical and neuropsychological variables to verify if COPD plays a pejorative role on cognitive or functional autonomy in patients with dementia.File in questo prodotto:
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