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= Paid-up subscribersPractitioner 2010; 254 (1725): 23-27
Care of the elderly: Normal cognitive decline or dementia?
16 Jan 2010
Brain ageing is generally thought of as atrophy, leading to cognitive deficits and functional impairment. However, there are also physiological reductions in cell numbers, connectivity and brain plasticity during the life span that may play an important role in the adjustment of brain function to the changing roles of the individual.
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