TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms and probable dementia (N=65)
| Characteristic | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 41 | 63.1 |
| Male | 24 | 36.9 |
| Diagnosis at baseline | ||
| Alzheimer’s disease | 20 | 30.8 |
| Frontotemporal dementia | 3 | 4.6 |
| Mixed Alzheimer’s disease | 18 | 27.7 |
| Mild cognitive impairment | 9 | 13.8 |
| Parkinson’s dementia | 1 | 1.5 |
| Unspecified dementia | 2 | 3.1 |
| Vascular dementia | 12 | 18.5 |
| Mean age at diagnosis (years) (mean±SD) | 78.1 | 7.7 |
| Heredity | ||
| Yes | 13 | 20 |
| No | 52 | 80 |
| Treatment for neuropsychiatric symptoms | ||
| Galantamine | 35 | 53.8 |
| Risperidone | 30 | 46.2 |