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Journal of General Internal Medicine
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 7/2007

01-07-2007 | Letter to the Editor

Recoverable Cognitive Dysfunction in Older Persons

Authors: Mladen Davidovic, M.D., Ph.D., Predrag Erceg, M.D., M.Sci., Nebojsa Despotovic, M.D., Ph.D., Dragoslav P. Milosevic, M.D., Ph.D.

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 7/2007

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To the Editor:—Observed incidence of cognitive deficit in patients hospitalized in the Internal Medicine wards tops 30% among those older than 80 years. Conversely, the percentage of reversible cognitive deficit (RCD) is surprisingly low (0.6–3%).1 , 2 …
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Metadata
Title
Recoverable Cognitive Dysfunction in Older Persons
Authors
Mladen Davidovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Predrag Erceg, M.D., M.Sci.
Nebojsa Despotovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Dragoslav P. Milosevic, M.D., Ph.D.
Publication date
01-07-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 7/2007
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0221-5

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