Table 1.

Clinical and anorectal manometric findings of each patient

+: often or mild, ++: frequent or moderate, +++: always or severe.

F: female, H&Y: Hoehn & Yahr stage, M: male, N: never or none, N.V: Normal value, RAIR: rectoanal inhibitory reflex, S1: first sensation, S2: continuous rectal sensation, S3: sensation of desire to defecate, U.A: unassessable (this means the patient does not feel the sense of filling with maximal testable volume [300 mL]), UPDRS: Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale.