Table 3. Clinical Characteristics of Disease Cohort.
| Diagnostic group | NUCOG_A | NUCOG_B | NUCOG_C | NUCOG_D | NUCOG_E | NUCOG_Total | Duration of illness (since first symptoms) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTD n= 33 | Mean | 14.3 | 16.7 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 17.8 | 71.8 | 29.5 |
| N | 26 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 35.0 | |
| Std. Deviation | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 17.9 | 18.3 | |
| AD = 13 | Mean | 11.1 | 13.0 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 14.4 | 52.1 | 31.4 |
| N | 9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | |
| Std. Deviation | 5.7 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 21.1 | 13.9 | |
| HD = 17 | Mean | 14.6 | 16.2 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 17.2 | 72.2 | 40.8 |
| N | 9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 18.0 | |
| Std. Deviation | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 17.3 | 57.7 | |
FTD: Frontotemporal dementia
AD: Alzheimer's disease
HD: Huntington's disease
NUCOG: Brief cognitive screening tool for neuropsychiatric patients, A-E refer to subtests (Walterfang et al., 2006)
NUCOG_A: Attention
NUCOG_B: Visuoconstructional
NUCOG_C: Memory
NUCOG_D: Executive
NUCOG_E: Language
NUCOG_Total: Cognitive function – a measure of disease severity