Title
Rate of progression in familial Alzheimer's disease
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Neurology
Publication Date
1996-01-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Activities of Daily Living; Adult; Aged; Alzheimer Disease; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Genes, Dominant; Geriatric Assessment; Humans; Institutionalization; Life Tables; Male; Middle Aged; Neuropsychological Tests; Pedigree; Survival Rate
Disciplines
Neurology | Neuroscience and Neurobiology
Abstract
The clinical course of early-onset, dominantly inherited, familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) was contrasted with late-onset, sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). Eight FAD and 23 sporadic AD patients were followed over a mean of 63 months from estimated disease onset. The two groups did not differ notably in duration of symptoms from onset, global disease severity, or degree of cognitive deficits on initial evaluation. The Kaplan-Meier lifetable method was used to assess time from estimated disease onset to dependence in self-care, institutionalization, and death. A greater percentage of FAD patients became dependent in self-care and died earlier than did sporadic AD patients. The lifetable results suggest that FAD may have a more rapid course than dose late-onset sporadic AD.
Source
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 1996 Jan;9(1):22-5.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology
Related Resources
PubMed ID
8679059
Repository Citation
Swearer, Joan M.; O'Donnell, Brian F.; Ingram, Susan M.; and Drachman, David A., "Rate of progression in familial Alzheimer's disease" (1996). Neurology Publications and Presentations. 301.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/neuro_pp/301