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Avedisova A.S.

Serbsky Federal Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology;
Soloviev Scientific and Practical Center of Psychoneurology

Guekht A.B.

Serbsky Federal Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology;
Soloviev Scientific and Practical Center of Psychoneurology

Zakharova K.V.

Serbsky Federal Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology;
Soloviev Scientific and Practical Center of Psychoneurology

Akzhigitov R.G.

Serbsky Federal Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology;
Soloviev Scientific and Practical Center of Psychoneurology

The efficacy of pharmacological approaches to therapy of the apathy syndrome in dementia disorders (the review)

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Avedisova A.S., Guekht A.B., Zakharova K.V., Akzhigitov R.G.

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Avedisova AS, Guekht AB, Zakharova KV, Akzhigitov RG. The efficacy of pharmacological approaches to therapy of the apathy syndrome in dementia disorders (the review). S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2018;118(4):126‑133. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro201811841126-133

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