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| Ávila,R.; Bottino,C.M.C.; Carvalho,I.A.M.; Santos,C.B.; Seral,C.; Miotto,E.C.. |
| Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) gradually lose their cognitive competence, particularly memory, and the ability to perform daily life tasks. Neuropsychological rehabilitation is used to improve cognitive functions by facilitating memory performance through the use of external aids and internal strategies. The effect of neuropsychological rehabilitation through memory training - motor movements, verbal association, and categorization - and activities of daily living (ADL) training was tested in a sample of 5 elderly out-patients (mean age: 77.4 ± 2.88 years), with mild AD (Mini-Mental State Examination score: 22.20 ± 2.17) and their caregivers. All patients had been taking rivastigmine (6-12 mg/day) for at least 3 months before being assigned to the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Alzheimer's disease treatment; Neuropsychological rehabilitation; Memory; Daily living activities. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004001100018 |
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