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. 2021 Jan-Mar;15(1):128–135. doi: 10.1590/1980-57642021dn15-010014

Table 2. Frequency of patients with neuropsychiatric manifestation and mean Neuropsychiatric Inventory score and distress reported by caregivers for each symptom.

n (%) Mean NPI (SD) Mean distress (SD)
Apathy 71 (53) 3.40 (3.89) 1.61 (1.63)
Anxiety 65 (49) 2.76 (3.44) 1.40 (1.55)
Dysphoria/depression 57 (42) 2.12 (3.26) 1.21 (1.54)
Delusions 55 (42) 2.10 (3.26) 1.19 (1.56)
Aberrant motor behavior 51 (38) 2.87 (4.40) 1.13 (1.60)
Irritability 49 (36) 2.16 (3.38) 1.18 (1.66)
Nighttime behavior disturbances 49 (36) 2.64 (4.08) 1.12 (1.62)
Agitation/aggression 40 (30) 1.96 (3.64) 0.91 (1.53)
Appetite and eating change 39 (29) 2.20 (3.90) 0.93 (1.52)
Disinhibition 38 (28) 2.10 (3.79) 0.90 (1.49)
Hallucinations 37 (27) 1.37 (2.94) 0.79 (1.41)
Euphoria/elation 6 (5) 0.13 (0.88) 0.04 (0.36)

NPI: Neuropsychiatric Inventory; SD: standard deviation.