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. 2016 Jun 7;9:295. doi: 10.1186/s13104-016-2102-7

Table 1.

Summary of the demographic, clinical and neuroimaging information of the study subjects

Patient ref no. Family 66 Family 97
66-E 66-K 66-L 97-E
Gender/AAE (y) Female/35 Male/28 Male/31 Female/30
AAO (y) 26 22 23 25
Initial symptoms Depression/bradykinesia Depression/tremor Bradykinesia Neuropsychiatric symptoms
Bradykinesia +++ ++ +++ ++
Tremors Yes Yes No No
Postural instability +++ ++ +++ +++
Dystonia No No No No
Loss of ambulation 3 y after onset ambulatory 3 y after onset 2 y after onset
Pyramidal signs ++ + ++ +
Cerebellar signs No No No No
Levodopa response Yes -minimal Yes -minimal Yes -minimal Yes -moderate
Levodopa-induced dyskinesia ++ ++
Frontotemporal atrophy on MRI ++ + ++ ++
Iron accumulation No No No No
PET scan Frontotemporal lobe Frontotemporal lobe Not done Frontotemporal lobe
Hoehn & Yahr stage 4.5 4 5 4
Neuropsychiatric symptoms ++ ++ + +++
Emotional Liability +++ + + +++
Cognitive decline + ++ + +
Semantic disorder + + +
Autonomic symptoms Yes Yes Yes No
 Bladder disturbances Urgency Urge incontinence Urgency
 Sweating Yes Yes No
 Flushing No Yes No
Sleep disorders Yes Yes Yes Yes
 REM-sleep behavior disorder Yes No No
 Vivid dreaming No Yes No Yes
 Sleep fragmentation Yes Yes Yes
Death Alive Alive Died after 8 y Alive

AAE age at examination; y years; AAO age at onset; REM rapid eye movement; + mild; ++ moderate; +++ severe