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. 2023 Apr 11;82(5):438–451. doi: 10.1093/jnen/nlad025

Table 6.

Accuracy of specific signs and symptoms for predicting clinicopathologically defined PSP

Path PSP Path non-PSP Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV Accuracy
UPDRS II fall score (any exam > 0)
 Yes 54 296 64.3% (53.1%, 74.4%) 15.4% 94.7% 64.2%
 No 30 531 64.2% (60.8%, 67.5%)
UPDRS II swallow score (any exam > 0)
 Yes 49 318 57.6% (46.4%, 68.3%) 13.4% 93.4% 61.2%
 No 36 510 61.6% (58.2%, 64.9%)
UPDRS II freeze score (any exam > 0)
 Yes 24 171 28.6% (19.2%, 39.5%) 12.3% 91.6% 74.7%
 No 60 657 79.3% (76.4%, 82.1%)
UPDRS III speech motor score (any exam > 0)
 Yes 60 420 69.8% (58.9%, 79.2%) 12.5% 93.9% 50.7%
 No 26 398 48.7% (45.2%, 52.1%)
UPDRS III facial expression score (any exam > 0)
 Yes 63 443 73.3% (62.6%, 82.2%) 12.5% 94.2% 48.5%
 No 23 375 45.8% (42.4%, 49.3%)
UPDRS III posture stability score (any exam > 0)
 Yes 78 671 90.7% (82.5%, 95.9%) 10.4% 94.7% 24.6%
 No 8 143 17.6% (15.0%, 20.4%)
Downgaze palsy
 Yes 16 20 18.4% (10.9%, 28.1%) 44.4% 92.1% 90.2%
 No 71 826 97.6% (96.4%, 98.6%)
Square wave jerks
 Yes 13 14 14.9% (8.2%, 24.2%) 48.1% 91.8% 90.6%
 No 74 833 98.3% (97.2%, 99.1%)
No RBD diagnosis
 Yes 61 606 85.9% (75.6%, 93.0%) 9.1% 90.4% 20.1%
 No 10 94 13.4% (11.0%, 16.2%)
Hoehn and Yahr stage ≥2.5*
 Yes 58 364 66.7% (55.7%, 76.4%) 13.7% 94.2% 57.3%
 No 29 469 56.3% (52.9%, 59.7%)
*

The cutoff was chosen based on Youden index.