Table 1.
Participant demographics and disease severity scores, mean (SD), by group and gender. C>60 = Age-matched healthy controls, C<30 =healthy controls under the age of 30. WPM= words per minute. LMN = Lower Motor Neuron. OSS= Oral Secretion Scale.
| Group | Gender | Age | ALSFRS-R Total | ALSFRS-R Bulbar | Speaking Rate (WPM) | LMN Score (0-7) | OSS (0-4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALS | M (n=9) | 56.81 (12.16) | 32.9 (9.31) | 8.9 (2.73) | 110.58 (58.25) | 5 (± 1.75) | 3.25 (0.46) |
| W (n=8) | 62.67 (10.23) | 35.80 (7.16) | 8.2 (3.03) | 85.33 (57.87) | 3.71 (1.92) | 3.00 (0.63) | |
| PLS | M (n=1) | 45 | 46 | 11 | 128 | 1 | 4.00 |
| KD | M (n=1) | 46 | 24 | 9 | 154 | 5 | 3.00 |
| C>60 | M (n=7) | 65.42 (8.63) | - | - | - | - | - |
| W (n=6) | 60.5 (8.01) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| C<30 | M (n=2) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W(n=6) | - | - | - | - | - | - |