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ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2025

Specific cognitive impairment predicts the neuropsychiatric symptoms in patient with mild cognitive impairment.

Chenxi Pan, Ningxin Dong, Xiao Yuan, RenRen Li, Jing Ma, Ying Su, Qinghua Wang, Zhilan Tu, Jialin Zheng, Yunxia Li

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Chenxi Pan *Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 389 Xincun Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, 200092, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7485-7352
Ningxin Dong *Department of Medical Imaging, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, No.389 Xincun Road, Shanghai, China.
Xiao YuanDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 389 Xincun Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, 200092, China.
RenRen LiDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 389 Xincun Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, 200092, China.
Jing MaDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 389 Xincun Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, 200092, China.
Ying SuDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, 2800 Gongwei Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201399, China.
Qinghua WangDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, 2800 Gongwei Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201399, China.
Zhilan TuDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, 2800 Gongwei Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201399, China.
Jialin ZhengDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 389 Xincun Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, 200092, China. jialinzheng@tongji.edu.cn.
Yunxia LiDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 389 Xincun Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, 200092, China. doctorliyunxia@163.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0626-2584

Funding

Key Discipline Project of Shanghai Pudong Hospital No.zdxk2020-09, No. Zdzk2024-05;No. YJYJRC202307National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 81671307Project funding from Shanghai Municipal Health Commission No.2022JC018Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology, China No.22Y11903500Shanghai Hospital Development Center Foundation No.SHDC12021110STI2030-Major Projects 2022ZD0211600
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Abstract

backgroundNeuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are common in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, knowledge is limited about the relationship of NPS, clinical factors, and cognition in MCI.

methodsA total of 1099 dementia, 1323 MCI and 377 cognitively normal (CN) were selected from the Tongji Cohort Study of Aging. All participants underwent comprehensive clinical and neuropsychological assessment. NPS were evaluated by the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q). Logistic regression analyses were conducted to investigate the relationship between clinical factors, cognition and NPS.

resultsThe NPS presented in 56.39% of MCI participants, and the NPI-Q scores of MCI was intermediate between CN and dementia. The most common NPS in MCI were depression (30.76%), anxiety (25.09%), apathy (19.43%), and irritability (12.02%). MCI patients with NPS showed worse performance in global, memory, language, and attention than those without NPS. Additionally, Logistic regression analyses revealed that MCI patients with ischemic heart disease (OR = 1.41; 95%CI 1.050-1.897; P = 0.022) were more likely to have NPS, but MCI patients with increased memory domain Z score (OR = 0.847, 95%CI = 0.720-0.996, p = 0.044), and language domain Z score (OR = 0.801, 95%CI = 0.682-0.941, p = 0.007) were less likely to have NPS.

conclusionsNeuropsychiatric symptoms occur commonly in MCI participants, and are mainly related to defect of language and memory function. A better understanding of the relationship between specific cognition and NPS may alert clinicians to pay close attention to the NPS in MCI patient, which may need early intervention.

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Cognitive DysfunctionAgedAged, 80 and overAnxietyApathyCognitionCohort StudiesDementiaDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsLanguageMemoryMild cognitive impairmentNeuropsychiatric symptoms

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PMCPMC11870941

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