Clinical research of dementia with behavioral and psychological symptoms / 实用医学杂志
The Journal of Practical Medicine
;
(24): 1612-1615, 2017.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-619396
ABSTRACT
Objective To discuss the clinical features of behavioral and psychological symptoms of demen-tia(BPSD)and the relation between different sub-clinical syndromes and cognition. Methods One hundred and sixteen dementia patients were assessed with neuropsychiatric inventory and mini-mental state examination (MMSE)and made factor analysis according to DSM-IV-R. Results Twelve common behavioral and psychological symptoms could be further divided into five sub-syndromes,including disinhibition behavior,psychosis,agitation, emotion and apathy factors. MMSE total score and years of education entered regression equation of apathy factor (P<0.05). Conclusion BPSD can be divided into five factors and apathy factor are related with cognitive function.
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Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
The Journal of Practical Medicine
Year:
2017
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