Giulia Giacomucci, Valentina Moschini, Diletta Piazzesi, Sonia Padiglioni, Cecilia Caruso, Claudia Nuti, Alice Munarin, Salvatore Mazzeo, Giulia Galdo, Cristina Polito, Filippo Emiliani, Daniele Frigerio, Carmen Morinelli, Silvia Bagnoli, Assunta Ingannato, Benedetta Nacmias, Sandro Sorbi, Valentina Berti, Valentina Bessi
Little is known about empathy changes from the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) continuum. The aim of this study is to investigate empathy across AD spectrum from Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) to Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and AD dementia (AD-d). Forty-five SCD, 83 MCI and 80 AD-d patients were included. Empathy was assessed by Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) (Perspective Taking - PT, Fantasy - FT, Empathic Concern - EC, and Personal Distress - PD), rated by caregivers before (T0) and after (T1) cognitive symptoms' onset...
January 12, 2024: Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior