Table 2.
FSHD clinical onset: the predominant types.a
Facio-scapulo-humeral onset | |
Scapulo-humeral symptoms | 80/122 |
M/F | 56/24 |
Age at onset | 24 years (range: 5–60) |
Unilateral | 32/80 |
Bilateral | 48/80 |
Signs of facial weakness | 78/80 |
Eco RI fragment (mean) | 24 kb (range: 14–38) |
Facial symptoms | 8/122 |
M/F | 3/5 |
Age at onset | 8 (range: 4–23) |
Signs of scapulo-humeral weakness | 8/8 |
Eco RI fragment (mean) | 18 kb (range: 14–30) |
Foot drop onset | 16/122 |
M/F | 9/7 |
Age at onset | 27 (range: 10–53) |
Unilateral | 12/16 |
Bilateral | 4/16 |
Signs of scapulo-humeral weakness | 14/16 |
Signs of facial weakness | 15/16 |
Eco RI fragment (mean) | 27 kb (range: 19–38) |
The onset type represented in the table concerns 104 out of 122 patients