Reaults Flashcards
Difference between fronto and semantic
No sig diff in any domains except appetite
Fronto greater gain in appetite and feeling less full than semantic
Changes in swallowing
No sig diff across all dementia
Similarities in fronto and semantic
Except swallowing, frequency across domains in fronto and semantic sig increased
Difference between fronto and Alzheimer’s appetite
Sig Increase in fronto appetite compared to Alzheimer’s
No sig loss of appetite between groups
Diff between fronto and Alzheimer’s in oral behaviours
Lower report of change to oral in Alzheimer’s compared to fronto
Not the case compared to semantic
Pattern in change of behaviours in semantic
Change food preference
Appetite increase
Altered eating habits
Oral behaviours and swallowing
Pattern of change in behaviour in fronto
Change in habit or increase in appetite
Change food preference
Change in oral and swallowing
Pattern of change in Alzheimer’s
No clear pattern or much change
Unclear
Weight gain a cross groups
30% fronto
36% semantic
7%alzheimers
Gain 7.5kg
Weight loss across groups
9% fronto
8% semantic
16% Alzheimer’s
Loss of 7.5kg
What do the results suggest overall
Can distinguish between fronto semantic and Alzheimer’s in terms of eating behaviour changes
May provide through further research additional treatments
Links between eating behaviours and temporal lobes and amygdala linked to frontotemporal and semantic dementia
Changes in food preference
General increase preference towards swee food in fronto and semantic
Alzheimer’s sig less preference (21%) compared to frontotemporal (91%) and semantic (80%)
Difference in dementia severity
Alzheimer’s less impaired but not sig
Percentage change overall in eating behaviours
100% fronto
88% semantic
58% Alzheimer’s
