Ratings of patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) or Alzheimer's disease (AD)
| Scale | DLB (n=27) | AD (n=17) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDR, Clinical dementia rating; MMSE, mini mental state examination; CAMCOG, Cambridge cognitive function examination; BEHAVE-AD, behavioural pathology in Alzheimer's disease; CAPE, Clifton assessment procedure for the elderly. | |||
| CDR | |||
| Mean (SD) | 1.6 (0.82) | 0.94 (0.48) | <0.01 |
| Median | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| MMSE | |||
| Mean (SD) | 16.2 (6.2) | 21.5 (5.3) | <0.01 |
| Median | 17 | 23 | |
| CAMCOG | |||
| Mean (SD) | 49.3 (26.0) | 69.8 (15.2) | <0.01 |
| Median | 58 | 73 | |
| Cornell scale for depression in dementia | |||
| Mean (SD) | 6.7 (5.4) | 3.5 (3.5) | <0.05 |
| Median | 6 | 3 | |
| BEHAVE-AD | |||
| Mean (SD) | 10.0 (5.9) | 3.1 (4.5) | <0.001 |
| Median | 9 | 1 | |
| CAPE | |||
| Mean (SD) | 12.4 (7.6) | 4.9 (5.0) | <0.001 |
| Median | 12 | 2 | |