Table 5.
Comparisons of clinical data between stages 1–3 cases without TDP-43 and stage 4 cases with TDP-43 at examination closest to onset
| Insula | Ventral striatum | Basal forebrain | ||||
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| Yes (N=33) | No (N=94) | Yes (N=32) | No (N=94) | Yes (N=23) | No (N=94) | |
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| MMSE | 23 (11, 29) | 25 (7, 30) | 23 (11, 29) | 25 (7, 30) | 23 (17, 29) | 25 (7, 30) |
| Total UPDRS | 2 (0, 10) | 1 (0, 28) | 2 (0, 10) | 1 (0, 28) | 2 (0, 10) | 1 (0, 28) |
| Boston Naming Test | 42 (10, 59) | 46 (2, 59) | 37 (10, 52)** | 46 (2, 59) | 36 (10, 58)** | 46 (2, 59) |
| WAIS-Block Design | 11 (0, 35) | 14 (0, 36) | 10 (0, 29) | 14 (0, 36) | 10 (2, 20)* | 14 (0, 36) |
| COWAT total raw | 24 (9, 54) | 28 (5, 66) | 21 (9, 48)* | 28 (5, 66) | 21 (9, 33)** | 28 (5, 66) |
| AVLT Delayed Recall | 0 (0, 6) | 1 (0, 9) | 0 (0, 4)* | 1 (0, 9) | 0 (0, 2)** | 1 (0, 9) |
| NPI-Q Total Severity | 3 (0, 14) | 2 (0, 11) | 2 (0, 14) | 2 (0, 11) | 2 (1, 14) | 2 (0, 11) |
MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; UPDRS = Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; WAIS = Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; COWAT = Control Oral Word Association Test; AVLT = Auditory Verbal Learning Test; NPI-Q = brief questionnaire version of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory.
Data shown as median (range). P-values are from Wilcoxon Rank Sum test.
p < 0.05,
p < 0.01,
p < 0.001.