Neuropsychiatric symptoms in elderly with dementia during COVID-19 pandemic: definition, treatment, and future directions

A Simonetti, C Pais, M Jones, MC Cipriani… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) of dementia, such as anxiety, depression,
agitation, and apathy, are complex, stressful, and costly aspects of care, and are associated …

Memantine monotherapy for Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Matsunaga, T Kishi, N Iwata - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background We performed an updated meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled
trials testing memantine monotherapy for patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods …

Memantine for Alzheimer's disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

T Kishi, S Matsunaga, K Oya, I Nomura… - Journal of …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
Background: The clinical benefit of memantine for Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains
inconclusive. Objective: We performed an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of …

Apathy after stroke: diagnosis, mechanisms, consequences, and treatment

J Tay, RG Morris, HS Markus - International Journal of Stroke, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Apathy is a reduction in goal-directed activity in the cognitive, behavioral, emotional, or
social domains of a patient's life and occurs in one out of three patients after stroke. Despite …

Apathy associated with neurocognitive disorders: recent progress and future directions

KL Lanctôt, L Agüera-Ortiz, H Brodaty, PT Francis… - Alzheimer's & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Apathy is common in neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) such as Alzheimer's
disease and mild cognitive impairment. Although the definition of apathy is inconsistent in …

Behavioral and psychological symptoms in Alzheimer's dementia and vascular dementia

WJ Deardorff, GT Grossberg - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2019 - Elsevier
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are highly prevalent and
represent a significant burden for patients and their caregivers. Early recognition and …

Pharmacological interventions for apathy in Alzheimer's disease

MT Ruthirakuhan, N Herrmann… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Despite the high prevalence of apathy in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and its
harmful effects, there are currently no therapies proven to treat this symptom. Recently, a …

Understanding neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: challenges and advances in diagnosis and treatment

A Pless, D Ware, S Saggu, H Rehman… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) affect up to 97% of AD
patients, with an estimated 80% of current AD patients experiencing these symptoms …

Neuropsychiatric symptoms in mild cognitive impairment: an update on prevalence, mechanisms, and clinical significance

D Gallagher, CE Fischer… - The Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) may be the first manifestation of an underlying
neurocognitive disorder. We undertook a review to provide an update on the epidemiology …

Nonpharmacological management of apathy in dementia: a systematic review

H Brodaty, K Burns - The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2012 - Elsevier
Apathy is one of the most challenging and prevalent behavioral symptoms of dementia. It is
associated with increased disability and caregiver frustration as well as reduced quality of …