Table 2.
Comparison of cognitive and behavioral alterations in diabetes and Alzheimer disease.
| Diabetes | Alzheimer disease | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive function | Memory | Decreased (25) | Decreased (31, 32) |
| Attention | Decreased (26, 27) | Decreased (31, 32) | |
| Executive function | Decreased (28, 29) | Decreased (32) | |
| Information processing | Decreased (28, 29) | Decreased (33), but less in initial phase | |
| Planning | Decreased (11) | Decreased (34) | |
| Visuospatial construction | Decreased (11) | Decreased (35, 36) | |
| Visual memory | Decreased (11, 21) | Decreased (37) | |
| Behavioral psychological symptom | Apathy | Increased (30) | Increased (38) |
| Overeating | Increased (30) | Increased (39), but less in initial phase | |
| Excessive daytime sleeping | Increased (30) | Increased (40) | |
| Activity of daily living | – | Decreased (30) | Decreased (41) |