Progression

Subsequently, deficits in recognizing faces of others became apparent, and he was unaware when his wife became upset. Four years after diagnosis, comprehension for spoken and written language had disappeared, and he called all people and items in his environment "thing." MMSE score was 1 with the only item performed correctly being the drawing of the intersecting pentagons. Subtle problems with swallowing emerged 5 1/2 years after diagnosis, and the patient died 6 months later.