Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia are chronic diseases with progressive
deterioration of cognition, function, and behavior leading to severe disability and death. The …

Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) occur in most patients with
dementia. They cause great suffering in patients and caregivers, sometimes more so than …

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), also known as
neuropsychiatric symptoms, represent a heterogeneous group of non-cognitive symptoms …

Background and objectives: In 2008 a task force was set up to develop a revision of the
European Federation of the Neurological Societies (EFNS) guideline for the diagnosis and …

There is wide acknowledgement that apathy is an important behavioural syndrome in
Alzheimer's disease and in various neuropsychiatric disorders. In light of recent research …

Background/Aims: Sleep disturbances are common in the elderly and in persons with
cognitive decline. The aim of this study was to describe frequency and characteristics of …

Background and objectives The last version of the EFNS dementia guidelines is from 2007.
In 2010, the revised guidelines for Alzheimer's disease (AD) were published. The current …

Background: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) have a large
impact on the quality of life of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Few studies have …

Objective The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) is one of the most commonly used
assessment scales for assessing symptoms in people with dementia and other neurological …

Objectives Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD).
Treatment for both AD and psychiatric disturbances may affect the clinical observed pattern …