Síntomas disejecutivos y reflejos frontales en pacientes con enfermedad de Alzheimer

INTRODUCTION. Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia and produces multiplecognitive disorders such as the involvement of executive functions. These patients present withdysexecutive symptoms and impaired frontal release reflexes, although it is unknown whetherthey are affected depending on the severity of the dementia. OBJECTIVE. To determine if there is a relationship between the Dissecutive Symptoms and the Frontal Release Reflexes in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A descriptive, retrospective study was carried out; 23 patients with Alzheimer’s dementia from the State Reference Center for Care for People with Alzheimer’s Disease were analyzed during the 2013-2014 period. The data were obtained through the dissertation questionnaire, and analyzed using the X2 test and the Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS. The ages of the participants ranged from 55 to 90 years. The average of scores according to the executive questionnaire showed a value of 21,69. In the planning, significant differences were observed between patients with mild and moderate Alzheimer’s disease (p = 0.020); as well as between the mild and moderately severe phase (p = 0.014). In social consciousness it was similar between the mild and moderate stages (p = 0.036). CONCLUSION. Frontal release reflexes and dissecting symptoms were affected, but no relationship between them and the severity of Alzheimer’s disease was evident. The hypothesis was refuted that, to a greater degree of severity, greater disejecutiva involvement and frontalrelease reflexes.