Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in Poststroke Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Joint Authors
Batra, Amit
Patidar, Yogesh
Dasgupta, Abhijit
Chowdhury, Debashish
Khwaja, Geeta Anjum
Gupta, Meena
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) cause significant patient and caregiver morbidity in vascular cognitive impairment (VCI).
Objectives.
To study and compare the occurrence and severity of BPSD between multi-infarct dementia (MID), subcortical ischaemic vascular disease (SIVD), and strategic infarct subtypes of poststroke VCI and to evaluate the relationship of these symptoms with the severity of cognitive impairment.
Methods.
Sixty patients with poststroke VCI were classified into MID, SIVD, and strategic infarct subtypes.
BPSD were studied by the neuropsychiatric inventory (NPI).
The severity of cognitive impairment was evaluated by the clinical dementia rating scale (CDR).
Results.
95% of cases had at least one neuropsychiatric symptom, with depression being the commonest, irrespective of subtype or severity of VCI.
Strategic infarct patients had the lowest frequency of all symptoms.
SIVD showed a higher frequency and severity of apathy and higher total NPI scores, compared to MID.
Apathy and appetite disturbances occurred more commonly with increasing CDR scores.
The total NPI score correlated positively with the CDR score.
Conclusion.
Depression was the commonest neuropsychiatric symptom in VCI.
The neuropsychiatric profiles of MID and SIVD were similar.
The frequency and severity of apathy and the net burden of BPSD increased with increasing cognitive impairment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gupta, Meena& Dasgupta, Abhijit& Khwaja, Geeta Anjum& Chowdhury, Debashish& Patidar, Yogesh& Batra, Amit. 2014. Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in Poststroke Vascular Cognitive Impairment. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gupta, Meena…[et al.]. Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in Poststroke Vascular Cognitive Impairment. Behavioural Neurology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Gupta, Meena& Dasgupta, Abhijit& Khwaja, Geeta Anjum& Chowdhury, Debashish& Patidar, Yogesh& Batra, Amit. Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in Poststroke Vascular Cognitive Impairment. Behavioural Neurology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-471631