Delusions and patterns of cognitive impairment in alzheimer's disease

Frederick W. Bylsma; Marshal F. Folstein; Devangere P. Devanand; Marcus Richards; Jacqueline Bello; Marilyn Albert; Yaakov Stern

Delusions and patterns of cognitive impairment in alzheimer's disease

Frederick W. Bylsma, Marshal F. Folstein, Devangere P. Devanand, Marcus Richards, Jacqueline Bello, Marilyn Albert, Yaakov Stern

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Abstract

Cognitive correlates of delusions were examined in 180 probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. Deluded (n = 45) and nondeluded (n = 135) AD patients were equally demented, but deluded patients had relatively preserved attention and worse confrontation naming. In an independent sample of AD patients, the finding of better attention in deluded patients was replicated but the naming difference, although in the expected direction, failed to reach significance. Preserved attention and poor naming may be important for the development of delusions in AD patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	98-103
Number of pages	6
Journal	Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology
Volume	7
Issue number	2
State	Published - Apr 1994

Keywords

Alzheimer's disease
Cognition
Delusion

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Neurology
Clinical Neurology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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