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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Nov 4.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Neurol. 2008 Apr;65(4):506–513. doi: 10.1001/archneur.65.4.506

Table 1. Clinical features in affected individuals.

Case III.2 III.3 III.4 III.9 III.11
Gender, handedness M, R M,NK M, L F, R F, R
Age of onset 65 56 56 58 67
Length of history (onset to death) 7 8 5 5 N/A
First symptoms Apathy Decreased speech Loss of empathy Sweet tooth Hypersomnia Apathy Decreased speech Aggression Hypersomnia Apathy Decreased speech Aggression Sweet tooth Limb apraxia Dyscalculia Stuttering Anomia Apathy Anomia Apathy
Behavioural features
Apathy + + + + +
Loss of empathy + - + - -
Disinhibition + - + - -
Poor judgment + + + - -
Aggression + + + - -
Impaired insight + + + + +
Sweet tooth + - + + -
Hypersomnia + + - - -
Language features
Decreased quantity of speech + + + + +
Echolalia - - + - -
Hesitant or stuttering speech - - - + -
Anomia - - - + +
Agrammatism - - - - +
Phonemic paraphasias - - - - +
Mutism (years to mutism) NK + (4) + (4) + (2) -
Other clinical findings
Limb apraxia mild NK mild severe mild
Ideational - NK + + +
Ideomotor + NK + + +
Parkinsonism - + (late) + (late) + (early) -
Symmetry - R=L L>R L>R -
Rigidity - + + + -
Bradykinesia - - + - -
Tremor - - + + -
Pyramidal signs - - - + -
Abnormal eye movements - - + + -
Clinical diagnosis FTD FTD FTD CBD/PNFA PNFA

NK =Not known