Clinical Validation of the Behavioral Evaluation Scale of Frontotemporal Dementia: A Pilot Study.

Key Points

• This research aims to validate the Behavioral Evaluation Scale of Frontotemporal Dementia (BES-FTD) for distinguishing bvFTD from Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
• Compared diagnostic accuracy of BES-FTD with CBI-R
• Focused on bvFTD and AD
• Conducted a pilot study to assess clinical utility
• BES-FTD showed higher diagnostic accuracy than CBI-R
• Indicated effectiveness in distinguishing bvFTD from AD