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. 2019 Mar 15;14(3):e0213725. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213725

Table 1. Percentage of patients and proxies reporting complaints about the patient on the separate DEX-items.

DEX-items % Patients (n = 119) % Proxies (n = 119)
1. Problems with abstract thinking 73.1 72.3
2. Impulsivity, acting without thinking 70.6 63.9
3. Confabulation 13.4 24.4
4. Planning problems 60.5 58.0
5. Euphoria, excitability 69.7 68.1
6. Temporal sequencing problems 61.3 58.8
7. Lack of insight and social awareness 51.3 47.1
8. Apathy and lack of drive 72.3 65.5
9. Disinhibition, inappropriate behaviour 36.1 45.4
10. Variable motivation 60.5 47.1
11. Shallow affect 72.3 61.3
12. Losing temper, aggression 73.9 76.5
13. Lack of concern 45.4 49.6
14. Perseveration 55.5 51.3
15. Restlessness 66.4 53.8
16. Inability to inhibit responses 59.7 58.0
17. Knowing-doing dissociation 53.8 45.4
18. Distractibility 80.7 73.1
19. Loss of decision making ability 73.9 63.9
20. Unconcern for social rules 68.9 64.7

DEX = Dysexecutive Questionnaire.