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SUBMITTER: Nunes PV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538251 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nunes Paula Villela PV Schwarzer Monise Caroline MC Leite Renata Elaine Paraizo REP Ferretti-Rebustini Renata Eloah de Lucena REL Pasqualucci Carlos Augusto CA Nitrini Ricardo R Rodriguez Roberta Diehl RD Nascimento Camila Fernandes CF Oliveira Katia Cristina de KC Grinberg Lea Tenenholz LT Jacob-Filho Wilson W Lafer Beny B Suemoto Claudia Kimie CK
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 20190101 2
<h4>Background</h4>Behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) can be a prodrome of dementia, and the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) is widely used for BPSD evaluation.<h4>Objective</h4>To compare the prevalence of BPSD according to cognitive status, and to determine NPI cutoffs that best discern individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia from those without dementia.<h4>Methods</h4>We included 1,565 participants (mean age = 72.7±12.2 years, 48% male). BPSD and cognitive sta ...[more]