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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurol. 2019 May 17;266(8):1998–2009. doi: 10.1007/s00415-019-09362-5

Table 4 –

First time point features of patients meeting possible or probable bvFTD criteria who had stable diagnoses or change in diagnosis

Total n Stable diagnosis Changed diagnosis p value
Age at presentation 89 62.1 (7.6) 61.9 (8.8) 0.92
Gender (M/F) 89 40/26 17/6 0.37
MMSE 87 24.3 (5.1) 26.8 (3.1) 0.04*
CDR total 87 1.3 (0.6) 0.8 (0.4) < .001*
CDR sum of boxes 87 6.9 (2.7) 4.4 (2.1) < .001*
         
FTDC criteria core features
Disinhibition 89 92.40% 91.30% 1
Apathy 89 90.90% 65.20% 0.01*
Loss of sympathy/empathy 89 78.80% 56.50% 0.07
Compulsive behavior 89 80.30% 73.90% 0.73
Hyperorality 88 80.00% 73.90% 0.75
Neuropsychological profile 87 53.10% 47.80% 0.85
         
Additional diagnoses listed
Secondary (contributing) factors 24.2% 56.5% 0.01*
Secondary (alternative) diagnoses 21.2% 34.8% 0.31
         
NPI (frequency x severity scores)
Delusions 85 1.5 (2.7) 1.8 (3.4) 0.67
Hallucinations 85 0.5 (1.8) 0 (0) 0.21
Agitation/Aggression 83 2.5 (3.4) 3.2 (3.4) 0.4
Depression/Dysphoria 85 1.1 (2.2) 2.4 (3.1) 0.04*
Anxiety 84 2.1 (3.1) 3.5 (3.8) 0.11
Elation/Euphoria 84 3.9 (3.9) 3.3 (3.6) 0.51
Apathy/Indifference 83 8.2 (2.9) 6.6 (4.3) 0.06
Disinhibition 83 7.3 (3.7) 4.7 (3.6) 0.006*
Irritability/Lability 83 2.9 (3.7) 3.8 (4.6) 0.36
Motor Disturbance 83 7.2 (4.2) 4.2 (4) 0.007*
Nighttime Behaviors 84 2.8 (3.4) 2.9 (4.2) 0.9
Appetite/Eating 83 7.4 (3.1) 4.7 (4.8) 0.004*
NPI Total 79 47.8 (19.2) 42.8 (24.3) 0.36
         
Neuropsychological testing
CVLT-SF long delay free recall 81 3.5 (2.7) 3 (3.1) 0.49
Modified Trails Time 80 77.1 (42) 65.5 (36.7) 0.26
Design Fluency Correct Responses 79 5.2 (3.9) 7.2 (3.7) 0.05
Design Fluency Repetitions 79 5 (5.8) 2.3 (3.7) 0.05
Benson figure copy 85 14.6 (1.9) 15 (2.1) 0.4
D-Word Fluency 84 8 (4.8) 10.9 (5.3) 0.02*