Behavioural issues in late life may be the precursor of dementia- A cross sectional evidence from memory clinic of AIIMS, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mild Behavioural Impairment (MBI), an "at risk" state for incident cognitive declin, is characterized by late onset, sustained neuropsychiatric symptoms of any severity which cannot be accounted for by other formal medical and psychiatric nosology. There is no study related to MBI from India.

Methods and findings

In this cross-sectional observational study 124 subjects 60 years and above were recruited between March 2017 to October 2018, from memory clinic of department of Geriatric medicine with memory or behavioural complains. Subjects with major neurocognitive impairment (CDR score of 1 or more), major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and impaired activities of daily living (ADL) were excluded. Subjects with Mild Cognitive impairment (MCI) (CDR

SUBMITTER: Rao AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7286493 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature