Authors
Yonas E Geda, Lon S Schneider, Laura N Gitlin, David S Miller, Gwenn S Smith, Joanne Bell, Jovier Evans, Michael Lee, Anton Porsteinsson, Krista L Lanctôt, Paul B Rosenberg, David L Sultzer, Paul T Francis, Henry Brodaty, Prasad P Padala, Chiadikaobi U Onyike, Luis Agüera Ortiz, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Donald L Bliwise, Jennifer L Martin, Michael V Vitiello, Kristine Yaffe, Phyllis C Zee, Nathan Herrmann, Robert A Sweet, Clive Ballard, Ni A Khin, Cara Alfaro, Patrick S Murray, Susan Schultz, Constantine G Lyketsos
Publication date
2013/9/1
Source
Alzheimer's & dementia
Volume
9
Issue
5
Pages
602-608
Publisher
No longer published by Elsevier
Description
Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are widespread and disabling. This has been known since Dr. Alois Alzheimer's first case, Frau Auguste D., presented with emotional distress and delusions of infidelity/excessive jealousy, followed by cognitive symptoms. Being cognizant of this, in 2010 the Alzheimer's Association convened a research roundtable on the topic of NPS in AD. A major outcome of the roundtable was the founding of a Professional Interest Area (PIA) within the International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART). The NPS-PIA has prepared a series of documents that are intended to summarize the literature and provide more detailed specific recommendations for NPS research. This overview paper is the first of these living documents that will be updated periodically as the science advances. The overview is followed by syndrome-specific …
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