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. 2012 Feb 2;135(3):693–708. doi: 10.1093/brain/awr355

Table 2.

Neurological signs and imaging findings in patients with C9ORF72 mutations

ID Neurological signs
Imaging findings
MND/type Onset Parkinsonism Grasp reflexes MR/CT atrophy SPECT hypoperfusion
1 Yes/PBP Bulbar No ? n/a n/a
2 Yes/ALS Bulbar Yes Left Normal Temporal L = R
3 Yes/ALS Bulbar No Bilateral n/a n/a
4 Yes/ALS Bulbar No ? n/a n/a
5 Yes/ALS Limb Yes Bilateral General Frontal = temporal L = R
6 Yes/PBP Bulbar No No Frontal > temporal R > L n/a
7 Yes/ALS Bulbar + limb Yes ? n/a n/a
8 Yes/ALS Bulbar + limb No ? n/a n/a
9 Yes/ALS Bulbar + limb No Bilateral Frontal > temporal L > R n/a
10 No No Bilateral General Frontal L = R
11 No No No Normal Frontal = temporal L = R
12 No Yes No Temporal > frontal n/a
13 No No No Temporal > frontal L > R Temporal L > R
14 No No No Frontal = temporal L = R n/a
15 No No Bilateral n/a Frontal = temporal L = R
16 No No Bilateral n/a n/a
17 No No No n/a Frontal = temporal L > R
18 No No No Temporal L = R n/a
19 No No Bilateral Normal Frontal = temporal
20 No No Bilateral Frontal = temporal n/a
21 No No No Temporal L n/a
22 No No Bilateral Temporal > frontal Temporal > frontal L > R
23 No Yes No Normal n/a
24 No Yes Bilateral Normal Frontal = temporal L > R
25 No No No Frontal L = R n/a
26 No No No Normal n/a
27 No No No Normal Frontal = temporal
28 No No Bilateral Frontal L = R Frontal = temporal L = R
29 No No No Frontal = temporal L > R Frontal = temporal L > R
30 No Yes No n/a Frontal > temporal L > R
31 No No No Temporal L > R Normal
32 No Yes Bilateral Frontal = temporal L > R Frontotemporal > parietal L

ALS = amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; CT = computed tomography; L = left; MR = magnetic resonance; n/a = not available; PBP = progressive bulbar palsy; R = right; SPECT = single photon emission computed tomography.