TABLE 2.
Characteristics of patients who underwent gastrostomy insertion.
| Characteristic | MSA | PSP | CBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (n) | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Sex | 6F, 1M | 3F, 8M | 2F, 1M |
| Phenotype |
MSA‐P 6 MSA‐C 1 |
PSP‐RS 7 PSP‐P 2 PSP‐F 1 PSP‐CBS 1 |
|
| Age at symptom onset (years) | 55.0 (5.4) | 64.1 (6.3) | 61 (15.6) |
| Duration at baseline (years) | 5.8 (1.8) | 4.3 (3.6) | 5.4 (3.4) |
| SEADL at baseline | 35% (range 10%–50%) | 60% (range 20%–90%) | 30% (range 30%–90%) |
| SEADL at gastrostomy | 25% (range 10%–50%) | 20% (range 10%–40%) | 50% (range 10%–90%) a |
| Latency to gastrostomy from onset (years) | 6.0 (2.4) | 6.7 (3.6) | 5.9 (3.1) |
Note: Data presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated.
Abbreviations: CBS, corticobasal syndrome; F, female; M, male; MSA‐C, multiple system atrophy‐cerebellar; MSA‐P, multiple system atrophy‐parkinsonism; PSP, progressive supranuclear palsy; PSP‐F, PSP‐frontal presentation; PSP‐P, PSP‐parkinsonism; RS, Richardson syndrome; SD, standard deviation; SEADL, Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living Scale.
a
Only two of three datapoints available.