[Neuropsychological benefit of cataract surgery among sight impaired Alzheimer's patient]. / Modifications des troubles du comportement après l'opération de la cataracte chez les patients Alzheimer.
J Fr Ophtalmol
; 39(8): 675-686, 2016 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Evaluation of neuropsychological benefits of cataract surgery for 46 Alzheimer patients on the basis of neuropsychiatric index (NPI), as the principal criterion of analysis of the VIVA study.METHODS:
Prospective, monocentric neuropsychiatric study, performed from 2005 to 2011. All Alzheimer's patients with 10CONCLUSION:
Three months after surgery, Alzheimer's patients' visual acuity had improved (P<0.001). Three sections of the NPI improved. Sleep improved significantly (P=0.01). Dysphoric behavior and anxiety also improved but not statistically significantly. However, agitation statistically increased (P=0.04). There was a positive correlation between behavioral improvement in Alzheimer's patients and the burden on the caregivers (P<0.001).Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos de la Visión
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Catarata
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Extracción de Catarata
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Enfermedad de Alzheimer
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
J Fr Ophtalmol
Año:
2016
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Article