The Profile of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Post-stroke Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Fasihah Irfani Fitri, Aldy S. Rambe, Aida Fithrie

2018

Abstract

Behavioral are standard features of all types of dementia, irrespective of disease etiology and stage, including vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). The study aimed to examine the BPSD profile in post-stroke patients with VCI. This cross-sectional study involved 76 post-stroke patients with vascular cognitive impairment. The mean age was 57.95±10.54 years old. Thirty patients (39.47%) had at least one symptom of BPSD. The most common symptom was apathy and indifference (15 patients; 19.7%), followed by depressive and gloomy mood (13 patients, 17.1%). The least frequently found symptom was a violent force, which was only seen in 2 patients (2.6%). There was no significant difference in BPSD profile between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. BPSD was a common finding in post-stroke VCI, with apathy being the most common symptom. Early identification may lead to better management and may increase the quality of life.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Fitri F., Rambe A. and Fithrie A. (2018). The Profile of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Post-stroke Vascular Cognitive Impairment.In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR, ISBN 978-989-758-449-7, pages 553-556. DOI: 10.5220/0010078205530556

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosteerr18,
author={Fasihah Irfani Fitri and Aldy S. Rambe and Aida Fithrie},
title={The Profile of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Post-stroke Vascular Cognitive Impairment},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,},
year={2018},
pages={553-556},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010078205530556},
isbn={978-989-758-449-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,
TI - The Profile of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Post-stroke Vascular Cognitive Impairment
SN - 978-989-758-449-7
AU - Fitri F.
AU - Rambe A.
AU - Fithrie A.
PY - 2018
SP - 553
EP - 556
DO - 10.5220/0010078205530556