TABLE 3.
Symptom | Brain image | Region | Role of region |
---|---|---|---|
Agitation |
Ventromedial prefrontal cortex Orbitofrontal cortex Precuneus Temporal lobe |
Processing of risk, fear and emotional responses Emotion and memory Recollection and memory Emotion association |
|
Anxiety |
Cuneus Superior frontal Parahippocampal gyrus |
Vision‐related region, inhibition Working memory and executive processing Memory formation |
|
Apathy | Parietal association area | Association of sensory information | |
Delusions | Cuneus | Vision‐related region, inhibition | |
Depression |
Parietal association area Superior temporal gyrus |
Association of sensory information Emotional processing and social cognition |
|
Disinhibition |
Superior temporal gyrus Cuneus Medial parietal Parahippocampus |
Emotional processing and social cognition Vision related, inhibition Sensory information processing Memory formation |
|
Elation |
Precuneus Cingulate Medial frontal Parahippocampus |
Recollection and memory Attention, decision making, and emotions Behavior regulation Memory formation |
|
Hallucinations | Cuneus | Vision‐related region, inhibition | |
Irritability | Frontal pole | Behavior regulation | |
Motor disturbance |
Pre‐/post‐central gyrus Parietal association area Occipital pole Cingulate |
Motor‐relation region Association of sensory information Information processing Attention, decision making, and emotions |
|
Night‐time behavior | Superior frontal gyrus | Behavior regulation |
Abbreviation: NPI‐Q, Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire.