Table 4.

Comparison of FTLD and AD performance on each item of reading, writing and number concepts domain.

Reading, writing and number concepts	FTLD (n=8)	AD (n=6)	p
29. Understands simple signs	4.13 (±2.64)	3.33 (±2.42)	0.507
30. Uses common reference materials (e.g., telephone book, TV guide)	2.13 (±2.23)	3.00 (±3.10)	0.684
31. Follows written directions	2.88 (±2.59)	2.80 (±1.79)	0.940
32. Understands basic printed material (e.g., menus, headlines)	3.50 (±2.98)	4.83 (±2.99)	0.575
33. Prints/writes/types name	6.00 (±2.14)	6.67 (±0.82)	0.719
34. Fills out short forms	4.25 (±2.55)	3.00 (±2.76)	0.386
35. Writes messages (e.g., "Call your mother")	2.29 (±2.36)	3.00 (±3.10)	0.792
36. Understands signs with numbers (e.g., price tags, speed limit signs)	5.13 (±2.10)	4.00 (±3.29)	0.734
37. Makes basic money transactions (e.g., pays for items at grocery store, recognizes when given the wrong change)	4.00 (±0.93)	2.17 (±2.04)	0.004
38. Understands simple units of measurement (e.g., weights, distances, quantities in recipes)	4.00 (±2.31)	2.67 (±2.42)	0.374
Total	3.83 (±1.61)	3.61 (±1.76)	0.846

FTLD: frontotemporal lobar degeneration; AD: Alzheimer's disease; p<0.05