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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurol. 2020 May 9;267(9):2603–2611. doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-09883-4

Table 3-.

Parkinsonian signs on examination in all 17 PAOS patients

PatientsClinical features DAT scan status Bradykinesia Rigidity Postural instability Resting tremor Parkinsonism
1¥ Yes No No No No
2 No No No No No
3 No No No No No
4 No No No No No
5 No No No No No
6β Yes No Yes No Mild
7 No No No No No
8ф Yes No No No No
9 No No No No No
10 Yes Yes No No Mild
11 No No No No No
12β Yes No No No No
13 + No No No No No
14 + No No No No No
15β + Yes No No No No
16 + No No No No No
17 + Yes Yes No No Mild
¥

Bradykinesia restricted to lower extremities of mild-moderate severity

β

Bradykinesia mild-moderate in upper extremities and mild in lower extremities

Bradykinesia mild-moderate in upper extremities, absent-mild in lower extremities and mild rigidity in upper extremities

ф

Bradykinesia mild in upper extremities only

Parkinsonism is determined by the presence of bradykinesia plus one of the other clinical features (rigidity, postural instability, and resting tremor).