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© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), including depression, anxiety, apathy, visual hallucinations, and impulse control disorders, are very common during the course of Parkinson’s disease (PD), occurring even at the prodromal and premotor stages. Mild behavioral impairment (MBI) represents a recently described neurobehavioral syndrome, characterized by the emergence of persistent and impactful NPS in later life, reflecting arisk of dementia. Accumulating evidence suggests that MBI is highly prevalent in non-demented patients with PD, also being associated with an advanced disease stage, more severe motor deficits, as well as global and multiple-domain cognitive impairment. Neuroimaging studies have revealed that MBI in patients with PD may be related todistinct patterns of brain atrophy, altered neuronal connectivity, and distribution of dopamine transporter (DAT) depletion, shedding more light on its pathophysiological background. Genetic studies in PD patients have also shown that specific single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may be associated with MBI, paving the way for future research in this field. In this review, we summarize and critically discuss the emerging evidence on the frequency, associated clinical and genetic factors, as well as neuroanatomical and neurophysiological correlates of MBI in PD, aiming to elucidate the underlying pathophysiology and its potential role as an early “marker” of cognitive decline, particularly in this population. In addition, we aim to identify research gaps, and propose novel relative areas of interest that could aid in our better understanding of the relationship of this newly defined diagnostic entity with PD.

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Title
Mild Behavioral Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: An Updated Review on the Clinical, Genetic, Neuroanatomical, and Pathophysiological Aspects
Author
Angelopoulou, Efthalia 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Bougea, Anastasia 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Hatzimanolis, Alexandros 2 ; Stefanis, Leonidas 1 ; Scarmeas, Nikolaos 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Papageorgiou, Sokratis 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Department of Neurology, Aiginition Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece; [email protected] (E.A.); [email protected] (L.S.); [email protected] (N.S.); [email protected] (S.P.) 
 Department of Psychiatry, Aiginition Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece; [email protected] 
 Department of Neurology, Aiginition Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece; [email protected] (E.A.); [email protected] (L.S.); [email protected] (N.S.); [email protected] (S.P.); Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA 
First page
115
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
1010660X
e-ISSN
16489144
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2918773399
Copyright
© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.