Table 6.
Relations between presence of parkinsonian symptoms and other variables.
| Variables | Parkinsonian Symptoms | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YES | |||
| Diagnosis | Probable | 15 (68.2%) | 89 (76.1%) | p > 0.05 |
| Possible | 7 (31.8%) | 28 (23.9%) | ||
| SPECT qualitative assessment | Pathological | 9 (40.9%) | 100 (85.5%) | *** |
| Non-pathological | 13 (59.1%) | 17 (14.5%) | ||
| SPECT quantitative assessment | Global S/O | 1.522 (0.153) | 1.301 (0.149) | *** |
| Right S/O | 1.529 (0.162) | 1.309 (0.155) | *** | |
| Left S/O | 1.515 (0.147) | 1.293 (0.150) | *** | |
| MSA type | MSA-C | 22 (100%) | 30 (25.6%) | *** |
| MSA-P | 0 | 87 (74.4%) | ||
S/O: Striatum/Occipital; MSA: Multiple System Atrophy; MSA-P: Multiple System Atrophy Parkinsonian Type; MSA-C: Multiple System Atrophy Cerebellar Type; *** p < 0.001.