Table 2.

Reason for referral, former diagnosis and follow-up outcome of the groups studied.

	Variables	FTD (n=9)	AD (n=10)	WND (n=10)
Reason for referral*	Behavioral	3 (30%)	0 (0%)	1 (10%)
	Communication	1 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Memory	3 (30%)	10 (100%)	9 (90%)
	Memory and communication	3 (30%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Former diagnosis**	Without diagnosis	1 (10%)	8 (80%)	3 (30%)
	Depression	2 (20%)	0 (0%)	3 (30%)
	Mania	2 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Alzheimer's disease	3 (30%)	2 (20%)	2 (20%)
	Psychotic disorders	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (10%)
	Frontotemporal dementia	1 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Indefinite	1 (10%)	0 (0%)	1 (10%)
Follow-up outcome***	Death	2 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Institutionalization with worsening	2 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Remained at clinic with worsening	4 (40%)	6 (60%)	0 (0%)
	Remained at clinic stable	2 (20%)	4 (40%)	0 (0%)
	Discharged	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (100%)

FTD: Frontotemporal Dementia; AD: Alzheimer's disease; WND: without neurodegenerative disorders;

^*p=0.017;

^**p=0.099;

^***p=0.000 (Pearson's Chi-square).