Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases among older people that manifests as deterioration of cognitive functions, impaired daily activities, and progressive degeneration of cerebral cortex neurons. Even up to 90% of Alzheimer’s patients develop neuropsychiatric symp...

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Main Authors: J. Vegytė, R. Podėnė, E. Dlugauskas, A. Vaitkevičius
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Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2024-02-01
Series:Neurologijos seminarai
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/neurologijos_seminarai/article/view/34582
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author J. Vegytė
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A. Vaitkevičius
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description Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases among older people that manifests as deterioration of cognitive functions, impaired daily activities, and progressive degeneration of cerebral cortex neurons. Even up to 90% of Alzheimer’s patients develop neuropsychiatric symptoms at different stages of the disease. In some cases, neuropsychiatric symptoms appear earlier than cognitive symptoms. Neuropsychiatric symptoms worsen everyday activities, quality of life, and ability to socialise of people with Alzheimer's disease, making the diagnosis and treatment of these symptoms increasingly important. Evaluation of both cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms together with differentiation from primary psychiatric disorders is crucial for the correct diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Furthermore, neuropsychiatric symptoms can be considered as risk factors for the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Treatment is recommended with combined pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures. Despite the large number of studies, the pathogenesis of the neuropsychiatric symptoms has not been studied in depth, therefore the treatments provided are not always effective. It is recommended that neuropsychiatric symptoms should be treated through a combined approach using pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures.
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spelling doaj-art-48c4422bc0834ef288b523e57922c6f92025-01-20T18:21:58ZengVilnius University PressNeurologijos seminarai1392-30642424-59172024-02-0127No. 2 (96)10.29014/NS.2023.27.10Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s diseaseJ. Vegytė0R. Podėnė1E. Dlugauskas2A. Vaitkevičius3Vilnius University, LithuaniaPsychiatrisches Zentrum Herisau, SwitzerlandVilnius University, LithuaniaVilnius University, LithuaniaAlzheimer’s disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases among older people that manifests as deterioration of cognitive functions, impaired daily activities, and progressive degeneration of cerebral cortex neurons. Even up to 90% of Alzheimer’s patients develop neuropsychiatric symptoms at different stages of the disease. In some cases, neuropsychiatric symptoms appear earlier than cognitive symptoms. Neuropsychiatric symptoms worsen everyday activities, quality of life, and ability to socialise of people with Alzheimer's disease, making the diagnosis and treatment of these symptoms increasingly important. Evaluation of both cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms together with differentiation from primary psychiatric disorders is crucial for the correct diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Furthermore, neuropsychiatric symptoms can be considered as risk factors for the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Treatment is recommended with combined pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures. Despite the large number of studies, the pathogenesis of the neuropsychiatric symptoms has not been studied in depth, therefore the treatments provided are not always effective. It is recommended that neuropsychiatric symptoms should be treated through a combined approach using pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures. https://www.journals.vu.lt/neurologijos_seminarai/article/view/34582neuropsychiatric symptomsAlzheimer’s disease
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title Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease
title_full Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease
title_fullStr Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease
title_full_unstemmed Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease
title_short Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease
title_sort neuropsychiatric symptoms in alzheimer s disease
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Alzheimer’s disease
url https://www.journals.vu.lt/neurologijos_seminarai/article/view/34582
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