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Parallel improvement of cognitive functions and P300 latency following donepezil treatment in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a case-control study

Authors

Chang, Yu-San, Chen, Hsiang-Lan, Hsu, Chung-Yao, Tang, Shu-Hui, Liu, Ching-Kuan

Journal

Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology: Official Publication Of The American Electroencephalographic Society, Volume: 31, No.: 1, Pages.: 81-85

Year of Publication

2014

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of donepezil, one of the cholinesterase inhibitors, on P300 measurements in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and investigate the relationship between the subfactors of cognitive performance and P300 components.; Methods: One hundred outpatients with AD were evaluated for cognitive function (cognitive ability screening instrument) and event-related potentials before and after 22 to 23 weeks of treatment with donepezil (5 mg/day). Twenty age-matched normal control subjects were recruited.; Results: The patients with AD showed prolonged P300 and N200 latency, no significant differences in N100 and P200 components, and poor performance in neuropsychological assessments compared with control subjects at baseline. After donepezil treatment, the patients with AD had reduction in P300 latency at Pz lead, which was associated with a parallel improvement in cognitive function in terms of remote memory, recent memory, visual instruction, and orientation. The pre-post treatment difference of P300 latency significantly correlated with the cognitive ability screening instrument score difference and recent memory score difference, respectively.; Conclusions: The patients with AD still had intact early sensory processing but impaired higher-level cognitive processes that could influence behavior deviation. The donepezil treatment, which enhances higher-level cognitive processing time, revealed that P300 latency decreases as cognitive capability increases, especially improved in recent memory.;

Bibtex Citation

@article{Chang_2014, doi = {10.1097/01.wnp.0000436899.48243.5e}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.wnp.0000436899.48243.5e}, year = 2014, month = {feb}, publisher = {Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)}, volume = {31}, number = {1}, pages = {81--85}, author = {Yu-San Chang and Hsiang-Lan Chen and Chung-Yao Hsu and Shu-Hui Tang and Ching-Kuan Liu}, title = {Parallel Improvement of Cognitive Functions and P300 Latency Following Donepezil Treatment in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease}, journal = {Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology} }

Keywords

aged, aged, 80 and over, alzheimer disease, cholinesterase inhibitors, cognition, donepezil, drug effects, drug therapy, eventrelated potentials p300, evoked potentials, female, humans, indans, male, physiology, physiopathology, piperidines, therapeutic use

Countries of Study

Taiwan

Types of Dementia

Alzheimer’s Disease

Types of Study

Non randomised controlled trial

Type of Outcomes

Cognition

Type of Interventions

Pharmaceutical Interventions

Pharmaceutical Interventions

Anti-Alzheimer medications, e.g.: donezepil, galantamine, rivastigmine, memantime