Brain Metabolic Dysfunction in Early Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia

• Main Authors: Kok Pin Ng (Author), Hui Jin Chiew (Author), Pedro Rosa-Neto (Author), Nagaendran Kandiah (Author), Zahinoor Ismail (Author), Serge Gauthier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) including behavioral and psychiatric symptoms are common in the dementia stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and are associated with poorer outcomes in cognition, functional states, quality of life, and accelerated progression to severe dementia or death. NPS are...