[Depressive syndromes and dementia: clinico-anamnestic study].
The authors report the early psychiatric disturbances in a group of patients, within two years before onset of neurological signs of dementia both of vascular and degeneratarive type. A high incidence of psychiatric impairment, mainly endogenous-like affective disorders has been pointed but particularly in patients who would be affected by atrophic dementia. The hypothesis of a single mechanism, supporting both affective disorders and dementia is discussed. An alternative hypothesis the neuronal degeneration away be one of the several factors disclosing a constitutional predisposition to depression, is taken into account.
D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Sindromi depressive e demenze: studio clinico-anamnestico.