Mean (SEM, %) neuropsychiatric inventory (NPI) composite scores (maximum 12) of individual symptoms of patients with corticobasal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy, and healthy controls
| Behaviour (NPI composite scores) | Corticobasal degeneration (n=15) | Progressive supranuclear palsy (n=34) | Healthy controls (n=25) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | 3.4 (0.9, 73)3-150 † | 0.5 (0.3, 18) | 0.24 (0.3, 4) |
| Apathy | 1.8 (0.9, 40) | 6 (0.7, 82)3-150 † | 0 |
| Irritability | 1.13 (0.7, 20)† | 0.15 (0.09, 9) | 0.08 (0.08, 4) |
| Agitation | 0.27 (0.2, 20) | 0.06 (0.06, 3) | 0 |
| Anxiety | 1.1 (0.7, 13) | 0.24 (0.1, 12) | 0 |
| Disinhibition | 1.1 (0.7, 13) | 1.8 (0.6, 35) | 0.16 (0.2, 4) |
| Delusions | 0.2 (0.2, 7) | 0 | 0 |
| Aberrant motor behaviour | 0.07 (0.06, 7) | 0.47 (0.4, 6) | 0 |
| Euphoria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total NPI score | 9 (3.2, 87) | 9.2 (1.2, 88) | 0.5 (0.4, 1)‡ |
↵3-150 p<0.05, patients with progressive supranuclear palsyv patients with corticobasal degeneration; †p<0.05 either patient group v controls; ‡p<0.05, both patient groups v controls.