Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in Poststroke Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Table 2

Frequency of BPSD in the various subtypes of VCI.

Symptoms	MID; 𝑁 (%)	SIVD; 𝑁 (%)	Strategic; 𝑁 (%)	Total; 𝑁 (%)	𝑃 value; MID versus SIVD*
Delusions	4 (16.00)	7 (33.33)	1 (7.14)	12 (20)	0.17
Hallucinations	2 (8.00)	1 (4.76)	0	3 (5)	0.196
Agitation/aggression	13 (52.00)	10 (47.62)	1 (7.14)	24 (40)	0.767
Depression	18 (72.00)	16 (76.19)	10 (71.43)	44 (73.3)	0.747
Anxiety	9 (36.00)	12 (57.14)	4 (28.57)	25 (41.6)	0.152
Euphoria	3 (12.00)	0	0	3 (5)	0.101
Apathy	7 (28.00)	13 (61.90)	1 (7.14)	21 (35)	0.021
Disinhibition	2 (8.00)	3 (14.29)	0	5 (8.3)	0.495
Irritability	18 (72.00)	11 (52.38)	2 (14.29)	31 (51.6)	0.17
Aberrant motor behaviour	5 (20.00)	8 (38.10)	0	13 (21.6)	0.175
Night-time behaviour	8 (32.00)	11 (52.38)	1 (7.14)	20 (33.3)	0.162
Appetite and eating	17 (68.00)	17 (80.95)	5 (35.71)	39 (65)	0.319
Mean (SD) number of symptoms**	4.24 (1.61)	5.14 (1.85)	1.78 (1.62)	3.98 (2.11)	0.08**

∗Chi-square test.
**Unpaired 𝑡-test.