Hello! Our summer issue contains a wide range of topics ranging from a pilot study examining the effects of methylphenidate for apathy on visual attention scanning behavior,(1) to an attempt to find a consensus on essential components of the physical exam in the setting of a primary care-based memory clinic.(2) Other papers examine the factors involved in the delay between the onset of symptoms and clinical assessment at a memory clinic,(3) guidelines for gait assessments in the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA),(4) a systematic review of the national dementia strategies of various countries,(5) and an evaluation of Twitter use at the 2017 Canadian Geriatrics Society conference in Toronto, Canada.(6)
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REFERENCES
- 1.Chau SA, Herrmann N, Chung J, et al. Effect of methylphenidate for apathy on visual attention scanning behavior: a pilot study. CGJ. 2018;21(2):139–142. doi: 10.5770/cgj.21.291. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
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