BACKGROUND: Cholinergic deficits have been largely correlated to behavioral disorders in dementia. However, cholinergic deficits are not homogeneous and they are distributed differently in the basal forebrain and brainstem among Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). The different cholinergic networks involved suggest different patterns of behavior symptomatology in the two groups. OBJECTIVE: To correlate the deficit of cholinergic activity, measured in vivo by the short latency afferent inhibition (SAI) technique, with the behavioral symptoms in patients affected by DLB and AD. METHODS: Behavioral and neuropsychologic tests including Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), mini-mental status examination (MMSE), and an extensive neuropsychologic investigation were administered to 18 DLB patients and 18 one-to-one matched AD patients. SAI data were compared with those from a control group of age-matched healthy individuals and the level of SAI in patients was correlated with behavioral measures. RESULTS: AD tended to be more impaired than DLB on long-term memory, whereas DLB were more impaired than AD on constructional praxis tasks. NPI total score was similar but with a different behavioural pattern in DLB and AD. In particular, delusions and hallucinations prevailed in DLB patients, whereas affective disturbances prevailed in AD patients. SAI was significantly reduced both in AD and DLB patients when compared with controls; SAI correlated with hallucinations in DLB patients and with euphoric manic state and disinhibition in AD patients. CONCLUSIONS: Reduction of cholinergic activity as evaluated by SAI measurement correlates with different behavior disorders in AD and DLB patients

Marra, C., Quaranta, D., Profice, P., Pilato, F., Capone, F., Iodice, F., Di Lazzaro, V., Gainotti, G., Central cholinergic dysfunction measured "in vivo" correlates with different behavioral disorders in Alzheimer's disease and dementia with Lewy body, <<BRAIN STIMULATION>>, 2012; 5 (4): 533-538. [doi:10.1016/j.brs.2011.08.009] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/78339]

Central cholinergic dysfunction measured "in vivo" correlates with different behavioral disorders in Alzheimer's disease and dementia with Lewy body

Marra, Camillo
Primo
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Quaranta, Davide
Secondo
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Profice, Paolo;Pilato, Fabio;Capone, Fioravante;Iodice, Francesco;Di Lazzaro, Vincenzo
Penultimo
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Gainotti, Guido
Ultimo
2012

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cholinergic deficits have been largely correlated to behavioral disorders in dementia. However, cholinergic deficits are not homogeneous and they are distributed differently in the basal forebrain and brainstem among Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). The different cholinergic networks involved suggest different patterns of behavior symptomatology in the two groups. OBJECTIVE: To correlate the deficit of cholinergic activity, measured in vivo by the short latency afferent inhibition (SAI) technique, with the behavioral symptoms in patients affected by DLB and AD. METHODS: Behavioral and neuropsychologic tests including Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), mini-mental status examination (MMSE), and an extensive neuropsychologic investigation were administered to 18 DLB patients and 18 one-to-one matched AD patients. SAI data were compared with those from a control group of age-matched healthy individuals and the level of SAI in patients was correlated with behavioral measures. RESULTS: AD tended to be more impaired than DLB on long-term memory, whereas DLB were more impaired than AD on constructional praxis tasks. NPI total score was similar but with a different behavioural pattern in DLB and AD. In particular, delusions and hallucinations prevailed in DLB patients, whereas affective disturbances prevailed in AD patients. SAI was significantly reduced both in AD and DLB patients when compared with controls; SAI correlated with hallucinations in DLB patients and with euphoric manic state and disinhibition in AD patients. CONCLUSIONS: Reduction of cholinergic activity as evaluated by SAI measurement correlates with different behavior disorders in AD and DLB patients
2012
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Marra, C., Quaranta, D., Profice, P., Pilato, F., Capone, F., Iodice, F., Di Lazzaro, V., Gainotti, G., Central cholinergic dysfunction measured "in vivo" correlates with different behavioral disorders in Alzheimer's disease and dementia with Lewy body, <<BRAIN STIMULATION>>, 2012; 5 (4): 533-538. [doi:10.1016/j.brs.2011.08.009] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/78339]
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