Risk of Conversion to Dementia in a Mild Behavioral Impairment Group Compared to a Psychiatric Group and to a Mild Cognitive Impairment Group
- Taragano, Fernando Emilio
- Allegri, Ricardo Francisco
- Heisecke Peralta, Silvina Lidia
- Martelli, María I.
- Feldman, Mónica L.
- Sánchez, Viviana
- García, Virginia A.
- Tufro, Graciela
- Castro, Diego M.
- Leguizamón, Patricio Perez
- Guelar, Verónica
- Ruotolo, Eva
- Zegarra, Cecilia
- Dillon, Carol
DOIAbstract
Background: There is insufficient available information on behavioral changes in the absence of cognitive impairment as factors increasing the risk of conversion to dementia. Objective: To observe and analyze patients with mild behavioral impairment (MBI), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and a psychiatry group (PG) to compare the risk of progression to dementia. Methods: From 677 initially assessed =60-year-old patients, a series of 348 patients was studied for a five-year period until censoring or conversion to dementia: 96 with MBI, 87 with MCI, and 165 with general psychiatry disorders, including 4 subgroups: Anxiety, Depression, Psychosis and Others. All patients were assessed with clinical, psychiatric, neurological, neuropsychologica...
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