Table 1.
Patients (n) | 40 | |
Gender (male/female, n) | 16/24 | |
MSA-P/C (n) | 26/14 | |
MSA-possible/probable (n) | 8/32 | |
Age at onset, years (mean ± SD) | 57.0 ± 8.5 | |
Disease duration, years (mean ± SD) | 6.0 ± 4.2 | |
H & Y stage, median (range) | 4 (2 – 5) | |
3-point severity scale (n) | 5 / 13 / 22 | |
UMSARS (mean ± SD, median, IQR) | 52.3 ± 18.3, 53.5, 31.0 | |
UMSARS ADL (mean ± SD, median, IQR) | 25.8 ± 9.6, 25.0, 16.0 | |
UMSARS ME (mean ± SD, median, IQR) | 26.5 ± 9.6, 25.5, 13.5 |
MSA-P/C … multiple system atrophy-parkinsonian subtype/cerebellar subtype; H & Y stage … Hoehn & Yahr staging (0 – 5); 3-point severity scale … mild / moderate / severe; UMSARS … Unified MSA rating scale (0 – 104); UMSARS ADL … UMSARS subscale “Activities of daily living” (0 – 48); UMSARS ME … UMSARS subscale “Motor examination” (0 – 56)