Table 3-.
Parkinsonian signs on examination in all 17 PAOS patients
Patients╲Clinical 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 |
10Ω | − | 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 |
17Ω | + | Yes | Yes | No | No | Mild |
Bradykinesia restricted to lower extremities of mild-moderate severity
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
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).