title: A case of undue violent behavior associated with Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: Although dementia is diagnosed by observing cognitive symptoms, noncognitive abnormalities are also highly prevalent. Although aggression is a common symptom, its presence is usually justifiable by a multitude of externally provoking factors. We present a case of Alzheimer's disease with marked unwarranted violent behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kuljeet Singh
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male