Dementia: A crazy enigma

Dementia: A crazy enigma

Authors

  • Domenico Cucinotta Former Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine and Ageing, University Hospital of Bologna, Italy

Keywords:

Dementia

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Cucinotta D. Dementia: A crazy enigma. Acta Biomed. 2024;95(2):e2024094. doi:10.23750/abm.v95i2.15930