Loebel J P, Leibovici A
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle.
Med Clin North Am. 1994 Jul;78(4):841-59. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30137-7.
The behavioral disturbances that are most common in Alzheimer's disease are not those directly associated with the core characteristics of the disease; however, they often cause the most difficult problems of management. These disturbances include agitation, hallucinations, and delusions. This article reviews their prevalence, etiology, differential diagnosis, and management.