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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Neurol. 2008 Nov;64(5):514–522. doi: 10.1002/ana.21491

Table 2.

Frequency of Disease Historical Clinical Manifestations at Baseline

Symptom Patient Groups, n (&%)
Miglustat (n = 21) No Miglustat Treatment (n = 9) Overall (n = 30)
Horizontal supranuclear gaze palsy 21 (100) 9 (100) 30 (100)
Hepatomegaly 17 (81) 9 (100) 26 (87)
Splenomegaly 17 (81) 9 (100) 26 (87)
Spinal alignment abnormalities 13 (62) 6 (67) 19 (63)
Cognitive impairment 12 (57) 2 (22) 14 (47)
Thrombocytopeniaa 12 (57) 7 (78) 19 (63)
Dysarthria 9 (43) 2 (22) 11 (37)
Anemia 9 (43) 6 (67) 15 (50)
Seizures 5 (24) 1 (11) 6 (20)
Ataxia 5 (24) 6 (67) 11 (37)
Bone crisis 4 (19) 1 (11) 5 (17)
Swallowing difficulties 3 (14) 2 (22) 5 (17)
Pyramidal tract dysfunction 3 (14) 2 (22) 5 (17)
a

At the start of the study, there were three patients with mild thrombocytopenia at baseline: Patients 116 (144 × 109/L) and 117 (132 × 109/L) in the miglustat group, and Patient 113 (149 × 109/L) in the no miglustat treatment group.