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12584432

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of patients with dementia to recognize facial expressions and emotional situations. We evaluated 16 patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) and 15 with vascular dementia (VD) for general cognition, discrimination of facial expressions and individual faces, and recognition of facial expressions and emotional situations. VD patients performed significantly worse than DAT patients at recognizing facial emotions, even though there was no difference between them in their general cognition and visuoperceptual abilities. There was no significant difference between them in their ability to recognize emotional situations. The results of this and past studies suggest that caregivers in nursing homes and hospitals need to be aware that VD patients lose the ability to comprehend facial expressions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1420-8008
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
163-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-3-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Recognition of facial expressions and emotional situations in patients with dementia of the Alzheimer and vascular types.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan. kha03141@nifty.ne.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't