Apathy symptom profile and behavioral associations in frontotemporal dementia vs dementia of Alzheimer type.
Apathy symptom profile and behavioral associations in frontotemporal dementia vs dementia of Alzheimer type.
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10.1001/archneurol.2009.92
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2009-07
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van Reekum R
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Chow TW;Binns MA;Cummings JL;Lam I;Black SE;Miller BL;Freedman M;Stuss DT;van Reekum R
Apathy is a very common and significant problem in patients with dementia, regardless of etiology. Observations on frontosubcortical circuit (FSC) syndromes indicate that apathy may have affective, behavioral or cognitive manifestations. We explored whether the apathy manifested in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) with its predominantly anterior brain neuropathology differs from the apathy in Alzheimer's disease (DAT) with its predominantly hippocampal and temporoparietal-based neuropathology. We also sought to determine whether other behavioral disturbances reported in FSC syndromes correlate with apathy. Survey. Analyses included individual items within Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) subscale items. Items of the Apathy/Indifference subscale were designated by consensus as: A) affective = lacking in emotions, B) behavioral = inactive, chores abandoned or C) cognitive = no interest in others' activities. Proportions of correlated non-apathy NPI items were calculated and displayed using Chernoff faces to facilitate comparison of apathy domains and dementia diagnoses. Several neurology specialty clinics contributed to our dataset of 92 participants with FTD and 457 with DAT. Apathy was more prevalent in FTD than DAT, but when present, the specific apathy symptoms in both dementias were rarely restricted to one of the three domains of apathy. Dysphoria concurrent with apathy was unique to the DAT group and negatively correlated in FTD. Participants with affective apathy more frequently co-presented with an orbitofrontosubcortical syndrome in FTD (impulsivity and compulsions). Affective apathy also co-presented with uncooperative agitation, anger, and physical agitation in both dementias. Apathy is common in FTD and in DAT, although it is more common in FTD. When present, it usually involves changes in affect, behavior, and cognition. It is associated with behaviors that have previously been shown to impact on patient safety, independence and quality of life.
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