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The multidimensional beneficial effect of physical exercise on symptoms of neurocognitive disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2021

Panagiotis Alexopoulos*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Patras, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany Psychogeriatric Unit for Neurocognitive Assessment and Caregiver Counselling, Patras Office of The Hellenic Red Cross, Munich, Germany Patras Dementia Day Care Center, Corporation for Succor and Care of Elderly and Disabled-FRODIZO, Patras, Greece
Maria Frounta
Affiliation:
Patras Dementia Day Care Center, Corporation for Succor and Care of Elderly and Disabled-FRODIZO, Patras, Greece
Robert Perneczky
Affiliation:
Division of Mental Health in Older Adults and Alzheimer Therapy and Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Munich, Germany Ageing Epidemiology (AGE) Research Unit, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Munich, Munich, Germany Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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