PMID- 29213966 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220311 IS - 1980-5764 (Print) IS - 1980-5764 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 3 DP - 2015 Jul-Sep TI - Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Vascular Cognitive Impairment: a systematic review. PG - 230-236 LID - 10.1590/1980-57642015DN93000004 [doi] AB - Neuropsychiatric symptoms or Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) are common and invariably appear at some point during the course of the disease, mediated both by cerebrovascular disease and neurodegenerative processes. Few studies have compared the profiles of BPSD in Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI) of different subtypes (subcortical or cortical) and clinical stages (Vascular Cognitive Impairment No Dementia [VaCIND] and Vascular Dementia [VaD]). OBJECTIVE: To review the BPSD associated with different subtypes and stages of VCI using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). METHODS: Medline, Scielo and Lilacs databases were searched for the period January 2000 to December 2014, with the key words: "BPSD AND Vascular Dementia, "NPI AND Vascular Dementia" and "NPI AND VCI. Qualitative analysis was performed on studies evaluating BPSD in VCI, using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). RESULTS: A total of 82 studies were retrieved of which 13 were eligible and thus included. Among the articles selected, 4 compared BPSD in Subcortical Vascular Dementia (SVaD) versus Cortical-Subcortical Vascular Dementia (CSVaD), 3 involved comparisons between SVaD and VaCIND, 1 study analyzed differences between CSVaD and VaCIND, while 5 studies assessed BPSD in CSVaD. Subcortical and Cortical-Subcortical VaD were associated predominantly with Apathy and Depression. VaCIND may present fewer behavioral symptoms than VaD. CONCLUSION: The profile of BPSD differs for different stages of VCI. Determining the most prevalent BPSD in VCI subtypes might be helpful for improving early diagnosis and management of these symptoms. FAU - Tiel, Chan AU - Tiel C AD - Instituto de Neurologia Deolindo Couto, Setor de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento-INDC-CDA/IPUB, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil. FAU - Sudo, Felipe Kenji AU - Sudo FK AD - Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil. FAU - Alves, Gilberto Sousa AU - Alves GS AD - Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil. AD - Departamento de Medicina Clinica, Universidade Federal do Ceara, Fortaleza CE, Brazil. FAU - Ericeira-Valente, Letice AU - Ericeira-Valente L AD - Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil. FAU - Moreira, Denise Madeira AU - Moreira DM AD - Servico de Radiologia, Instituto de Neurologia Deolindo Couto (UFRJ); Hospital Pro-Cardiaco, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil. FAU - Laks, Jerson AU - Laks J AD - Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil. AD - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil. FAU - Engelhardt, Eliasz AU - Engelhardt E AD - Instituto de Neurologia Deolindo Couto, Setor de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento-INDC-CDA/IPUB, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Brazil TA - Dement Neuropsychol JT - Dementia & neuropsychologia JID - 101506587 PMC - PMC5619363 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alzheimer's disease OT - BPSD OT - NPI OT - Vascular Cognitive Impairment OT - Vascular Dementia OT - neuropsychiatric symptoms COIS- Disclosure: The authors report no conflits of interest. EDAT- 2015/07/01 00:00 MHDA- 2015/07/01 00:01 PMCR- 2015/07/01 CRDT- 2017/12/08 06:00 PHST- 2017/12/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/07/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/07/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2015/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1590/1980-57642015DN93000004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Dement Neuropsychol. 2015 Jul-Sep;9(3):230-236. doi: 10.1590/1980-57642015DN93000004.