Neuropsychiatric symptoms as early manifestations of emergent dementia: Provisional diagnostic criteria for mild behavioral impairment

Ismail, Zahinoor; E. Smith, Eric; E. Geda, Yonas; L. Sultzer, David; Brodaty, Henry; S. Smith, Gwenn; Agüera-Ortíz, Luis; D. Sweet, R.; S. Miller, David; G. Lyketsos, Constantine; Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Professional Interest Area, ISTAART

doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2015.05.017

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Neuropsychiatric symptoms as early manifestations of emergent dementia: Provisional diagnostic criteria for mild behavioral impairment

Published in Alzheimer s & Dementia • Jun 18, 2015

Authors:

Zahinoor Ismail

Eric E. Smith

Yonas E. Geda

Abstract

Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are common in dementia and in predementia syndromes such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI). NPS in MCI confer a greater risk for conversion to dementia in comparison to MCI patients without NPS. NPS in older adults with normal cognition also confers a greater risk of...

Subject

Dementia

Cognitive impairment

Cognition

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