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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurol. 2016 Jan 25;263(4):665–668. doi: 10.1007/s00415-016-8026-2

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the probands with dystonia.

Sex Male: 30 (33%)
Female: 61 (67%)
Age at exam Mean: 48.7 years (SD± 17.5years)
Range: 2 to 84 years
Dystonia age of onset Mean: 32.5 years (SD± 18.1 years)
Range: 3 months to 68 years
Median: 29 years
Age of onset Distribution Infancy (0 – 2 years):2 (2.2%)
Childhood (3 – 12 years): 15 (16.5%)
Adolescence (13 – 20 years): 11 (12.1%)
Early adulthood (21 – 40 years): 31(34%)
Late adulthood (> 40 years): 32 (35.2%)
Family history Negative: 67 (73.6%)
Positive: 11 (12.1%)
Possible*: 10 (11%)
Not informed: 3 (3.3%)
Dystonia Distribution Focal: 39 (42.8%)
Segmental: 34 (37.4%)
Generalized: 13 (14.3%)
Multifocal: 5 (5.5%)
*

Subjects reported family history of dystonia but family members were not examined for confirmation.