V Dhikav1, M Sethi, K S Anand. 1. Memory Clinic, Department of Neurology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, University School of Medicine & Paramedical Health Sciences, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Depression is common in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Patients with depression have an earlier onset and rapid progression of cognitive decline. Medial temporal lobe atrophy (MTA) is common in AD and MCI, and some degree of atrophy is found in almost all patients. In the present study, an attempt was made to know if MTA is more common in patients with AD/MCI with depression than those without it. METHODS: Patients reporting to the outpatient department of a neurology centre of a tertiary care hospital were recruited for the present study. After initial general physical and neurological examination, they were evaluated using National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and Related Disorders Association criteria for diagnosis of AD. Clinical Dementia rating scale was used for the diagnosis of MCI. Cornell scale for depression in dementia (CSDD) was used. RESULTS: We found 20 cases with depression as per CSDD out of a sample of 37 patients (male:female = 30:7). There were 26 patients with AD and 11 with MCI. The mean age of all patients was 72.33 ± 6.45 years. The mean mini mental status examination score was 19.00 ± 6.73. The mean time since diagnosis was 4.19 ± 3.26 years. The mean Scheltens visual rating scale score for right MTA was 2.08 ± 0.95 and was 2.05 ± 0.94 for the left. Both scores did not differ statistically when analyzed using paired t-test (p > 0.05). However, difference in those with depression (2.36 ± 0.95) from those without depression (1.60 ± 0.74) was significant (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: MTA scores were higher in those with AD/MCI with depression than those without it.
OBJECTIVE:Depression is common in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Patients with depression have an earlier onset and rapid progression of cognitive decline. Medial temporal lobe atrophy (MTA) is common in AD and MCI, and some degree of atrophy is found in almost all patients. In the present study, an attempt was made to know if MTA is more common in patients with AD/MCI with depression than those without it. METHODS:Patients reporting to the outpatient department of a neurology centre of a tertiary care hospital were recruited for the present study. After initial general physical and neurological examination, they were evaluated using National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and Related Disorders Association criteria for diagnosis of AD. Clinical Dementia rating scale was used for the diagnosis of MCI. Cornell scale for depression in dementia (CSDD) was used. RESULTS: We found 20 cases with depression as per CSDD out of a sample of 37 patients (male:female = 30:7). There were 26 patients with AD and 11 with MCI. The mean age of all patients was 72.33 ± 6.45 years. The mean mini mental status examination score was 19.00 ± 6.73. The mean time since diagnosis was 4.19 ± 3.26 years. The mean Scheltens visual rating scale score for right MTA was 2.08 ± 0.95 and was 2.05 ± 0.94 for the left. Both scores did not differ statistically when analyzed using paired t-test (p > 0.05). However, difference in those with depression (2.36 ± 0.95) from those without depression (1.60 ± 0.74) was significant (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: MTA scores were higher in those with AD/MCI with depression than those without it.
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