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. 2008 Oct 1;131(11):2957–2968. doi: 10.1093/brain/awn234

Table 1.

Values at baseline assessment on FAQ, FBI, FTLD-CDR, standard CDR, NPI, and cognitive tests by syndrome

Instrument bvFTD
PNFA
PLA
SMD
ALLa
N Mean (SD) N Mean (SD) N Mean (SD) N Mean (SD) N Mean (SD)
FTLD-CDR (eight domains) 47 6.79 (3.60) 25 4.18 (2.88) 9 2.94 (1.74) 26 6.00 (4.51) 98 5.91 (3.82)
Standard CDR (six domains) 46 4.64 (3.09) 25 2.26 (2.25) 9 2.83 (2.25) 26 3.85 (3.71) 97 3.81 (3.20)
FAQ 46 16.22 (8.86) 24 7.62 (7.58) 9 10.33 (8.47) 26 11.46 (8.99) 96 12.78 (9.24)
FBI 43 26.81 (12.72) 25 12.00 (9.05) 9 8.44 (5.25) 26 17.69 (12.36) 94 20.35 (13.24)
NPI 46 30.17 (18.8) 25 10.68 (12.48) 9 5.56 (3.91) 26 20.50 (19.25) 97 22.56 (19.15)
Sum of learning over four trials 47 19.72 (6.34) 25 16.56 (10.19) 9 13.44 (8.57) 26 13.38 (7.47) 98 17.23 (8.14)
Delayed free recall 47 3.26 (2.90) 24 4.17 (2.97) 9 2.67 (2.87) 26 1.65 (2.38) 97 3.05 (2.91)
Delayed recognition 47 7.91 (1.23) 24 7.42 (1.98) 9 8.44 (0.73) 26 5.92 (2.42) 97 7.26 (1.97)
Trailmaking (s) 47 66.66 (39.54) 24 80.38 (40.62) 9 102.33 (29.29) 26 56.65 (33.38) 97 67.37 (38.84)
Trailmaking (number correct) 47 11.45 (4.34) 24 9.88 (5.15) 9 10.78 (4.63) 26 12.85 (2.84) 97 11.43 (4.32)
Number cancellation (number correct) 44 26.16 (11.47) 25 21.52 (10.91) 9 22.11 (9.39) 26 28.27 (7.96) 95 25.52 (10.67)
Digits backwards 46 3.87 (1.51) 24 2.46 (1.25) 9 2.78 (1.20) 26 4.31 (1.29) 96 3.64 (1.55)
Stroop colour word (number correct) 43 44.26 (21.97) 23 31.48 (16.82) 9 33.89 (13.83) 26 40.42 (20.82) 92 39.98 (20.91)
Digit symbol substitution 45 45.84 (18.79) 24 38.12 (18.41) 9 38.33 (20.57) 26 51.73 (19.27) 95 45.51 (19.28)
Letter fluency 45 22.98 (13.71) 23 12.83 (8.68) 9 18.78 (9.60) 26 21.00 (11.46) 94 19.95 (12.62)
Category fluency 47 25.32 (10.91) 24 20.42 (11.70) 9 19.44 (9.58) 26 14.35 (12.73) 97 21.16 (12.38)
Confrontation naming 46 23.37 (6.37) 24 19.54 (9.02) 9 14.22 (8.98) 25 6.12 (5.97) 95 17.86 (10.03)
Verbal similarities 44 15.16 (6.33) 23 14.00 (8.17) 9 10.44 (4.56) 26 9.81 (8.00) 93 13.38 (7.57)
MMSE 47 25.13 (4.33) 25 22.04 (6.07) 9 22.33 (3.67) 26 23.73 (4.65) 98 23.97 (5.02)

FTLD-CDR = 8-domain CDR scale; Standard CDR = 6-domain CDR scale.

aALL patients excluding PLA.