Apathy and leukoaraiosis in mild mognitive impairment and alzheimer's disease: multicenter diagnostic criteria according to the latest studies

Aims: The aim is to study the prevalence and possible relationship of apathy and leukoaraiosis in cases of cognitive impairment of varying severity in Spain. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive, multicenter study involving 109 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 59 with...

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Autores: Sarabia Cobo, Carmen María|||0000-0002-7929-4042, Pérez, Victoria, Hermosilla, Carmen, Nuñez, María José, Lorena-Quintal, Pablo de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/29130
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/29130
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Apathy
Mild cognitive impairment
Alzheimer’s disease
Neuroimaging
Predictors
White matter
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Sumario:Aims: The aim is to study the prevalence and possible relationship of apathy and leukoaraiosis in cases of cognitive impairment of varying severity in Spain. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive, multicenter study involving 109 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 59 with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Results: The older group with AD had a higher prevalence of leukoaraiosis and apathy, with significant differences compared to the MCI group. Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first multicenter study in our country that jointly analyzes the presence of apathy and leukoaraiosis in the institutionalized elderly with varying degrees of cognitive impairment according to the most recent criteria for detecting apathy in dementia.