Clinical Aspects of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in Vascular Dementia

Dementia is a growing problem that presents increasing challenges for health services worldwide. Vascular dementia the 2nd most common type of after Alzheimer dementia. The aim study to describe clinical aspects behavioural and psychological symptoms in patients aged ≥ 60 years diagnosed with vascular A cross sectional was carried out Psychiatric Centre at tertiary care hospital from Dec 2018 May 2019 involving elderly (≥ years) Patients other types, condition medication stimulate cognitive disturbances were excluded. tools used Hindi mini mental status examination (HMSE), Zarit Burden Interview 12- item Neuropsychiatric inventory (NPI). All presented two or more symptoms, Irritability symptom (80 %) followed by Night-time behaviour (60 Agitation/ aggression (50 %). There significant association between Score Behavioural Symptoms (p = 0.023), as well HMSE score 0.03). Caregiver burden showed correlation delusion, hallucination, disinhibition, aberrant motor night-time behaviour. Most had multiple symptoms. Agitation.