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Msika EF, Verny M, Dieudonné B, Ehrlé N, Gaston-Bellegarde A, Orriols E, Piolino P, Narme P. Multidimensional assessment of social cognition using non-immersive virtual reality in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease: an exploratory study. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2024; 46:488-503. [PMID: 38814171 DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2024.2357362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Few studies have focused on social cognition in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), even though some brain structures being well known as underlying social cognitive processes are directly impacted in this disease. Furthermore, social cognition processes have been mostly studied independently using evaluations with poor ecological validity. We aimed at studying the ability of a new naturalistic and multidimensional social cognition task to reveal impairments in DLB patients. We chose to compare the profile of these patients with that of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, for which social cognition is better preserved. METHOD Fifteen patients (DLB: n = 7; AD: n = 8) and 28 healthy controls underwent the REALSoCog task. They encountered several social situations (e.g. control versus transgressions) in a non-immersive virtual city environment allowing the assessment of moral cognition, cognitive and affective theory of mind (ToM), emotional empathy and behavioral intentions. RESULTS The main results showed (i) a lower ability to detect transgressions in DLB patients, particularly conventional ones, whereas moral cognition seemed better preserved in AD patients; (ii) a cognitive ToM impairment in both DLB and AD patients, while affective ToM is impaired only in DLB patients; (iii) a decreased emotional empathy specifically observed in DLB patients; (iv) more inappropriate behavioral intentions, mainly in DLB patients, but also in some AD patients. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests the feasibility and potential interest of the REALSoCog task in revealing social cognition deficits, particularly for DLB patients by showing different social patterns as compared to AD patients. These results offer interesting clinical perspectives to develop more naturalistic tasks in such populations and for clinical differential diagnosis. Limitations and future perspectives are discussed.
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- Eva-Flore Msika
- Laboratoire Mémoire Cerveau et Cognition, Université Paris Cité, Boulogne-Billancourt, UR, France
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- Département de Gériatrie, Pitié-Salpêtrière, Hôpitaux Universitaires Pitié-Salpêtrière - Charles Foix, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- Team Neuronal Cell Biology & Pathology, Sorbonne University, UMR8256 (CNRS), Paris, France
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- Département de Gériatrie, Pitié-Salpêtrière, Hôpitaux Universitaires Pitié-Salpêtrière - Charles Foix, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Mémoire Cerveau et Cognition, Université Paris Cité, Boulogne-Billancourt, UR, France
- Service de Neurologie, CHU Maison-Blanche, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire Mémoire Cerveau et Cognition, Université Paris Cité, Boulogne-Billancourt, UR, France
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- Laboratoire Mémoire Cerveau et Cognition, Université Paris Cité, Boulogne-Billancourt, UR, France
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- Laboratoire Mémoire Cerveau et Cognition, Université Paris Cité, Boulogne-Billancourt, UR, France
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Conejero I, Navucet S, Keller J, Olié E, Courtet P, Gabelle A. A Complex Relationship Between Suicide, Dementia, and Amyloid: A Narrative Review. Front Neurosci 2018; 12:371. [PMID: 29910709 PMCID: PMC5992441 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background: Suicide rates are high among older adults and many conditions have been related to suicide in this population: chronic illnesses, physical disabilities, cancer, social isolation, mental disorders and neurocognitive disorders. Objectives: Among neurocognitive disorders, analysis of the relationships between dementia and suicidal behaviors led to conflicting results and some questions are still without answer. Particularly, it is not known whether (i) Alzheimer's disease (AD) increases the risk of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts (SA) or the frequency of death by suicide; (ii) the presence of suicidal ideation or SA in people older than 65 years of age is an early dementia sign; and (iii) amyloid load in frontal areas facilitates SA by modifying the decision-making pathway. Methods: Therefore, in this narrative review, we searched the PubMed database using the medical subject heading (MeSH) terms (“Suicide” AND “Depression”) OR (“Amyloid” OR “Dementia”) to identify recent (from 2000 to 2017) original studies on the links between suicidal behavior, dementia and brain amyloid load. We also explored the clinical and pathophysiological role of depression in these relationships. Results and Discussion: The findings from these studies suggest that late stage dementia could protect against suicidal ideation and SA. Conversely, the risk of complete suicide is increased during the early phase of cognitive decline. Conclusions: Serious cognitive impairment and decline of executive functions could protect against negative thoughts related to cognitive disability awareness and against suicide planning.Several factors, including brain amyloid load, could be involved in the increased suicide rate early after the diagnosis of dementia.
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- Ismael Conejero
- Department of Psychiatry, Caremeau Hospital, University Hospital of Nîmes, Nîmes, France.,Inserm U1061, Neuropsychiatry: Epidemiological and Clinical Research, La Colombière Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Centre de Biochimie Structurale, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Montpellier, Memory Resources Research Center, Gui De Chauliac Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Montpellier, Memory Resources Research Center, Gui De Chauliac Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Inserm U1061, Neuropsychiatry: Epidemiological and Clinical Research, La Colombière Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Department of Psychiatric Emergency and Post-Acute Care, Lapeyronie Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Inserm U1061, Neuropsychiatry: Epidemiological and Clinical Research, La Colombière Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Department of Psychiatric Emergency and Post-Acute Care, Lapeyronie Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Inserm U1061, Neuropsychiatry: Epidemiological and Clinical Research, La Colombière Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Department of Montpellier, Memory Resources Research Center, Gui De Chauliac Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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