EMPIRICAL AND AUTHORITATIVE CLASSIFICATION OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYNDROMES IN NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS

Introduction: Research diagnostic criteria for neurodegenerative disorders (NDD) allow more precise patient diagnosis and management and facilitate research. Objectives: The main objective of this study is to find the empirical and authoritative classification of neuropsychiatric syndromes in neurocognitive disorders. Material and methods: This descriptive study was conducted in University of Lahore, Lahore during 2021 to 2022 with the permission of ethical committee of hospital. The data was collected from both male and female patients. Results: All the demographic and cognitive data is collected from all patients. All participants pertained to the age group of 65–91. All groups had a larger proportion of women than men, but differences in proportions between the groups were not significant. The mean education level of the CNEP and MNCD subjects was about 12 years. Conclusion: It is concluded that the most prevalent NPS that had significant predictive value for MNCD-AD membership were anxiety and irritability; on contrary, for ScVMNCD membership, that was depression