Table 1.
Patient/Sex/Age (years) | Age at onset (years) | Initial symptoms | Pattern of muscle weakness | Pes cavus | Sensory involvement | Pyramidal signs | Cognitive disorders | Ambulation | ||||
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UL (prox.) | UL (dist.) | LL (prox.) | LL (dist.) | UL | LL | |||||||
II-2/M/36 | 12 | Walking difficulties | − | ++ | − | +++ | + | − | − | +Brisk reflexes, Hoffman’s sign | − | Ambulant without help |
II-3/F/25 | 9 | Walking difficulties | − | + | − | ++ | + | − | + | +Babinski’s sign on left foot | − | Ambulant without help |
II-1/M/42 | 10 | Walking difficulties | − | ++ | + | +++ | + | − | − | − | − | Ambulant with ankle foot orthoses |
For column ‘pattern of muscle weakness’: − = absent; + = mild; ++ = moderate; +++ = severe; for other columns: − = absent; + = present; dist = distal; F = female; LL = lower limb; M = male; prox = proximal; UL = upper limb.