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An unusual case of spontaneous and remitting functional decline in an elderly man: Is “functional delirium” a clinical entity?

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  1. Rehabilitation Unit “Ancelle della Carità” Hospital, Cremona, Italy

    Fabio Guerini, Catherine Bellwald, Tiziana Metitieri & Giuseppe Bellelli M.D.

  2. Geriatric Research Group, Via Romanino 1, 25123, Brescia, Italy

    Fabio Guerini, Catherine Bellwald, Tiziana Metitieri & Giuseppe Bellelli M.D.

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Guerini, F., Bellwald, C., Metitieri, T. et al. An unusual case of spontaneous and remitting functional decline in an elderly man: Is “functional delirium” a clinical entity?. Aging Clin Exp Res 14, 221–222 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03324441

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