Table 1
Characteristics and test scores for patients with frontotemporal dementia and controls1
| SOC/EXEC | APH | Total FTD | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APH, frontotemporal dementia patients with progressive non-fluent aphasia or semantic dementia; FTD, frontotemporal dementia; SOC/EXEC, frontotemporal dementia patients with a disorder of social comportment and executive functioning. | ||||
| Values are mean (SD). | ||||
| n | 12 | 14 | 26 | 17 |
| Age (y) | 66.17 | 71.92 | 69.16 | 75.07 |
| Education (y) | 14.83 | 14.73 | 14.78 | 15.14 |
| MMSE (max = 30) | 22.58 | 23.45 | 23.00 | 29.33 |
| Cartoon predictions (% correct (SD)) | 44.17 (27.12) | 61.54 (21.54) | 53.20 (25.45) | 84.71 (17.36) |
| Visual Verbal Test (% correct (SD)) | ||||
| First Choice | 89.17 (19.75) | 100 (0.00) | 94.80 (24.47) | 100 (0.00) |
| Second Choice | 48.56 (28.17) | 74.62 (31.52) | 62.11 (32.18) | 92.67 (8.84) |
| Theory of mind (% correct (SD)) | ||||
| Fact question | 96.30 (6.05) | 98.15 (3.67) | 97.22 (4.95) | 100 (0.00) |
| First order belief | 86.11 (14.43) | 89.81 (9.11) | 87.96 (11.86) | 98.62 (3.40) |
| Second-order belief | 56.48 (21.96) | 60.19 (13.68) | 58.33 (17.84) | 83.33 (14.91) |
| Second order interpretation | 44.44 (11.02) | 60.19 (19.89) | 52.31 (17.57) | 80.56 (14.59) |
| Empathy rating (SD) | ||||
| Self rating | 81.67 (21.01) | 75.33 (12.59) | 78.15 (16.62) | 84.44 (16.67) |
| Caregiver rating | 39.17 (14.44) | 69.33 (18.91) | 55.93 (22.65) | 85.92 (13.10) |
| Self/caregiver discrepancy | 42.50 (24.15) | 6.00 (12.35) | 22.22 (25.87) | −1.46 (17.25) |
