Frequency, sociodemographic, and neuropsychological features of patients with subjective cognitive decline diagnosed using different neuropsychological criteria.

Background: Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) is recognized as a risk stage for future cognitive impairment and dementia. The criteria for SCD include normal performance on neuropsychological testing; however, there is a lack of consensus regarding standard score cut-offs for neuropsychological tests to define cognitive impairment and to differentiate between SCD and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). This study aimed to assess the frequency of SCD diagnosis using various neuropsychological definitions of cognitive normality and to characterize the sociodemographic and neuropsychological features of SCD patients diagnosed under these criteria.

Catatonia in Dementia: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series.

Background: Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by motor, behavioral, and autonomic abnormalities. It is often underdiagnosed in geriatric patients with dementia despite established diagnostic criteria and treatment options.

Objective: This systematic review investigates catatonia in the elderly, particularly those with dementia, to examine their clinical presentation, treatment response, and prognosis compared to elderly patients without dementia.

Addictive Potential of Social Media: A Cross Sectional Study in Portugal.

Introduction: The use of social media is an extremely popular activity, with an average time spent of two and a half hours daily. The number of users continues to rise, with 4.65 billion around the world in 2022, approximately 58.

Concurrent catatonia and COVID-19 infection in a demented patient: A case report.

Catatonia is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome that comprises motor, behavioral and autonomic abnormalities. It occurs in the context of general medical, neurological, and psychiatric conditions. The study of catatonia in the elderly is particularly challenging due to the higher somatic and cognitive comorbidity, polymedication and the higher prevalence of delirium.

Long Time, No Sleep: Sleep in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a major impact globally. While sleep problems have increased during the pandemic, their impact on specific populations is less well known. The objective of this study was to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep and how it correlates with the feeling of isolation in individuals aged ≥ 50 years.

Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Associated With an Ovarian Teratoma Presenting as First-episode Psychosis: A Case Report.

We report an unusual case of a 27-year-old previously healthy female who presented with a 15-day history of psychotic, cognitive, and unspecified somatic symptoms. She was admitted to the psychiatric ward of an early intervention in psychosis team and medicated with aripiprazole. The young age of onset, the rapid onset, the absent history of psychiatric disease, and the persistence of a marked memory deficit after the psychotic symptoms remitted strongly suggested a nonpsychiatric etiology and led us to hypothesize autoimmune encephalitis as the most probable diagnosis.

[The Impact of COVID-19 in Older People in Portugal: Results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement (SHARE)].

Introduction: In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, and Portugal reported its initial cases. In this study, we aimed to determine the impact of COVID-19 on Portuguese individuals aged over 60 years old.

Material And Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE 8: COVID-19 Survey).

Are Patients With Alcohol-Related Seizures a Specific Subgroup?

Objective: Alcohol-related seizures are acute symptomatic seizures most frequently associated with alcohol withdrawal. However, little is known about the phenotypic characteristics of patients with alcohol-related seizures. This study evaluated the clinical features and personality traits of alcohol use disorder patients with alcohol-related seizures.