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. 2012 Jan 19;5:81–86. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S26523

Table 2.

Patient work-up subcategory diagnosis

Diagnosis Patients, N SW intervention ≥1 med ≥1 work-up Home at diagnosis Home now
AD 19 5 5 4 5 5
FTD 13 7 6 7 7 6
PD 5 3 3 3 3 3
MCI 9 3 3 2 3 3
TBI 10 8 8 8 8 7
MS 10 6 4 5 6 5
Other* 10 1 10 10 10 10

Notes: Illustrates more completely the work-up each patient received, organized by neurodegenerative diagnosis (major subgroups).

*

Includes neoplasm, human immunodeficiency virus, alcohol-related dementia, normal pressure hydrocephalus, etc.

Abbreviations: SW, social work; AD, Alzheimer’s disease; FTD, frontotemporal dementia; PD, Parkinson’s disease; TBI, traumatic brain injury; MS, multiple sclerosis; MCI, mild cognitive impairment.