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In this study, we aimed to investigate whether the agent can also ameliorate neuropsychiatric symptoms of Parkinson's disease (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PD<\/jats:styled-content>) patients with dementia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>An 8\u2010week, double\u2010blind, placebo\u2010controlled trial was conducted in patients who had <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PD<\/jats:styled-content> with dementia (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PD\u2010D<\/jats:styled-content>). Neuropsychiatric manifestations were measured before and at week 2 (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">V<\/jats:styled-content>1), week 4 (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">V<\/jats:styled-content>2) and week 8 (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">V<\/jats:styled-content>3) after treatment. Linear regression with the generalized estimating equations was applied for data analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fifteen patients were randomized into a sarcosine group; the other 15 into a placebo group. The generalized estimating equations model revealed significant differences in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">H<\/jats:styled-content>amilton <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">D<\/jats:styled-content>epression <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">R<\/jats:styled-content>ating <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>cale score (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.049) at <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">V<\/jats:styled-content>1 and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">N<\/jats:styled-content>europsychiatry <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">I<\/jats:styled-content>nventory (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.039) at <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">V<\/jats:styled-content>2 between the treatment and placebo groups. By excluding the advanced patients from analysis, there were significant differences in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">U<\/jats:styled-content>nified <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">P<\/jats:styled-content>arkinson's <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">D<\/jats:styled-content>isease <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">R<\/jats:styled-content>ating <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>cale <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">V<\/jats:styled-content>2 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.004) and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">V<\/jats:styled-content>3 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.040), <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">H<\/jats:styled-content>amilton <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">D<\/jats:styled-content>epression <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">R<\/jats:styled-content>ating <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>cale <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">V<\/jats:styled-content>1 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.014) and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">V<\/jats:styled-content>2 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.047), <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">N<\/jats:styled-content>europsychiatry <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">I<\/jats:styled-content>nventory <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">V<\/jats:styled-content>1 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.002) and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">V<\/jats:styled-content>2 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">B<\/jats:styled-content>ehavior <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">P<\/jats:styled-content>athology in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>lzheimer's <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">D<\/jats:styled-content>isease <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">R<\/jats:styled-content>ating <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>cale <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">V<\/jats:styled-content>2 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.025) in favor of sarcosine.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Sarcosine temporally improved depression and neuropsychiatric symptoms in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PD\u2010D<\/jats:styled-content> patients without exacerbating the motor or cognitive features; the beneficial effects were more prominent in patients with mild\u2013moderate severity. 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