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P62: Agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease (AAD): A Decision Tree for Healthcare Providers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2024

George T. Grossberg ,
Samuel W. Fordyce ,
Angela Sanford ,
Susan Scanland  and
Richard G. Stefanacci
George T. Grossberg
Affiliation:
Professor/Director, Geriatric Psychiatry at Saint Louis University
Samuel W. Fordyce
Affiliation:
Professor/Director, Geriatric Psychiatry at Saint Louis University
Angela Sanford
Affiliation:
Associate Professor of IM-Geriatrics at Saint Louis University
Susan Scanland
Affiliation:
CEO & FounderDementia Connection®
Richard G. Stefanacci
Affiliation:
Jefferson College of Population HealthThomas Jefferson University

Abstract

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  • The prevalence of agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease (AAD) approaches 80%. Patients with AAD have more severe behavioral,depressive, and frontal lobe symptoms and are at increased risk for hospitalization and nursing home placement.

  • Early agitation is a robust predictor of accelerated progression and mortality and is distressing and dangerous for patients and care partners.

  • This presentation was recently developed by the Gerontologic Society of America (GSA) which convened an expert AD Working Group to develop a “Decision Tree” for healthcare providers relative to the assessment of AAD and the employment of Non-Pharmacologic and Pharmacologic treatment options

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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 35 , Issue S1 , December 2023 , pp. 205 - 206
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