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NPS were assessed with the Korean Neuropsychiatric Inventory, and hierarchical cluster analysis (Yule's Q, average linkage) identified symptom clusters. Regional amyloid burden in frontal, temporal, and parietal cortices was quantified by automated SUVRs. Clinical characteristics were compared using t tests, and associations between clusters and regional amyloid patterns were examined with Pearson's \u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Four clusters emerged: Group 1 (delusion, agitation\u2013aggression, disinhibition, aberrant motor behavior); Group 2 (depression, anxiety, irritability); Group 3 (hallucination, euphoria, nighttime behavior, apathy); and Group 4 (eating abnormalities). Group 1 patients were older with worse global status (lower K-MMSE, higher CDR, lower Barthel); Group 2 showed higher GDS15 scores; Group 3 showed selectively lower K-MMSE; Group 4 showed no significant differences. On PET, Group 1 was associated with right frontal and right temporal positivity; Group 2 with left parietal negativity; Group 3 with right frontal positivity plus left parietal negativity; Group 4 showed no significant association.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In amyloid-confirmed, drug-na\u00efve AD, distinct NPS clusters map onto specific regional amyloid patterns and global clinical profiles. 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