Table 1.
Possible bvFTD | Probable bvFTD | |
---|---|---|
Diagnostic exclusion features | ||
Early, severe amnesia | 2 | 1 |
Spatial disorientation | 2b | 2 |
Myoclonus | 0 | 2 |
Brain imaging: predominant postcentral brain atrophy or hypoperfusion/hypometabolism deficit | 2 | 0 |
Relative diagnostic exclusion features | ||
Typical history of chronic alcoholism | 1 | 1 |
Abbreviation: bvFTD, behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia.
aData express the number of patients that present the feature. Some patients may have more than 1 exclusion feature.
bOne patient with an expansion in C9orf72 gene had spatial disorientation at the onset of the disease.