Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Frontotemporal Dementia : More Than Just Noise?
Background: Neuropsychiatric symptoms cause significant suffering and poor quality of life for patients and their caregivers. They are not considered specific to frontotemporal dementia (FTD); therefore, their clinical role and impact might be underestimated.
Objective: The aims of the present study are to: 1) describe the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in FTD starting from the prodromal stage, 2) define their association with disease severity, 3) identify symptoms which are unrelated to FTD-specific symptoms, and 4) assess their association with clinical features and outcomes.
Results: In this retrospective study, we analyzed data of 461 FTD patients, including behavioral variant of FTD (bvFTD, n = 318) and primary progressive aphasia (PPA, n = 143). Neuropsychiatric symptoms were assessed using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, and patients' staging and global disease severity were estimated using the Clinical Dementia Rating plus NACC FTLD.
Results: The most common neuropsychiatric symptoms in prodromal FTD were irritability (48%), depression (35%), and anxiety (34%); delusions were reported in 6%of prodromal bvFTD cases. The severity of most neuropsychiatric symptoms increased with global disease severity. Psychosis (delusions and hallucinations) and mood symptoms (depression and anxiety) were mostly independent from FTD-specific symptoms. Psychosis was associated with older age, higher disease severity, shorter survival rate, and was higher in bvFTD than in PPA.
Conclusions: Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common in patients with FTD, also in the prodromal phase. Psychosis might be unrelated to FTD pathology, and be associated with worse clinical outcomes. The prompt detection and treatment of these symptoms might improve patient's management and quality of life.
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:98 |
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Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 98(2024), 1 vom: 12., Seite 133-144 |
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Altomare, Daniele [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 12.03.2024 Date Revised 12.03.2024 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
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| 520 | |a Background: Neuropsychiatric symptoms cause significant suffering and poor quality of life for patients and their caregivers. They are not considered specific to frontotemporal dementia (FTD); therefore, their clinical role and impact might be underestimated | ||
| 520 | |a Objective: The aims of the present study are to: 1) describe the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in FTD starting from the prodromal stage, 2) define their association with disease severity, 3) identify symptoms which are unrelated to FTD-specific symptoms, and 4) assess their association with clinical features and outcomes | ||
| 520 | |a Results: In this retrospective study, we analyzed data of 461 FTD patients, including behavioral variant of FTD (bvFTD, n = 318) and primary progressive aphasia (PPA, n = 143). Neuropsychiatric symptoms were assessed using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, and patients' staging and global disease severity were estimated using the Clinical Dementia Rating plus NACC FTLD | ||
| 520 | |a Results: The most common neuropsychiatric symptoms in prodromal FTD were irritability (48%), depression (35%), and anxiety (34%); delusions were reported in 6%of prodromal bvFTD cases. The severity of most neuropsychiatric symptoms increased with global disease severity. Psychosis (delusions and hallucinations) and mood symptoms (depression and anxiety) were mostly independent from FTD-specific symptoms. Psychosis was associated with older age, higher disease severity, shorter survival rate, and was higher in bvFTD than in PPA | ||
| 520 | |a Conclusions: Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common in patients with FTD, also in the prodromal phase. Psychosis might be unrelated to FTD pathology, and be associated with worse clinical outcomes. The prompt detection and treatment of these symptoms might improve patient's management and quality of life | ||
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