Clinical research of dementia with behavioral and psychological symptoms
10.3969/j.issn.1006-5725.2017.10.021
- VernacularTitle:痴呆伴发精神行为症状的临床研究
- Author:
Nan MU
;
Dongping RAO
;
Ruoxi ZHANG
;
Mouni TANG
;
Junchang YUN
;
Jianping CHEN
;
Jiyang PAN
- Keywords:
Behavioral symptoms;
Dementia;
Factor analysis;
Apathy
- From:
The Journal of Practical Medicine
2017;33(10):1612-1615
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
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.
