TABLE 1.
Studies that followed‐up patients with depressive pseudodementia (organized by patient's age at baseline)
| Study | n | Mean age at baseline (yrs) a | Follow‐up (years) | Proportion with frank dementia at follow‐up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsiouris and Patti (1997) | 4 b | 44.0 (4.2) | 0.5‐3.0 | 0 (0%) |
| Sachdev et al. (1990) | 8 | 57.8 (6.1) | 7.9 | 0 (0%) c |
| Allen (1982) | 3 | 60.7 (4.0) | <1.0 | 0 (0%) |
| Stoudemire et al. (1995) | 8 | 67.0 (7.6) | 4.0 | 0 (0%) |
| Reynolds et al. (1987) | 8 | 71.8 (7.7) | 0.1 | 0 (0%) |
| Pearlson et al. (1989) | 15 | 71.9 (1.5) | 2.0 | 1 (7%) |
| Rapinesi et al. (2013) | 20 | 72.7 (5.3) | 0.2 | 0 (0%) |
| Alexopoulous et al. (1993) | 23 | 73.7 (6.8) | 2.7 | 10 (43%) |
| Bulbena and Berrios (1986) | 10 | 75.4 (7.9) | 1.3‐3.9 | 3 (30%) |
| McNeil (1999) | 13 | 76.2 (7.1) | 3.0 | 0 (0%) c |
| Kral and Emery (1989) | 44 | 76.5 (N/R) | 4.0‐18.0 | 39 (89%) |
| Sáez‐Fonseca et al. (2007) | 21 | 77.6 (N/R) | 1.0‐7.0 | 15 (71%) |
| Copeland et al. (1992) | 6 | N/R | 3.0 | 2 (33%) |
| Reding et al. (1985) | 31 | N/R | 2.5 | 16 (52%) |
| Rabins et al. (1984) | 18 | N/R | 2.0 | 2 (11%) |
| Wells (1979) | 6 | N/R | <1.0 | 0 (0%) |
Note. See Connors et al. 7 for more details and references. Only patients with depressive pseudodementia are included in this table.
N/R, not reported.
a
Standard deviation is shown in brackets.
b
These four patients also had Down syndrome.
c
Dementia could not be excluded in one patient at follow‐up.