Table 3.
Coordination Exam results.
| BRIEF ATAXIA RATING SCALE (n) | Number of patients with BARS item ≥1 (%) | Number of controls with BARS item ≥1 (%) | P Value (2-tailed Student’s t-test) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gait (33 cases, 21 controls) | 23 (69.7) | 5 (23.8) | <0.01 |
| Knee tibia test – right (33 cases, 21 controls) | 11 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 0.01 |
| Knee tibia test – left (33 cases, 21 controls) | 8 (24.2) | 0 (0) | 0.03 |
| Finger to nose – right (33 cases, 21 controls) | 25 (85.8) | 5 (23.8) | <0.01 |
| Finger to nose – left (33 cases, 21 controls) | 28 (84.8) | 6 (28.6) | <0.01 |
| Dysarthria (33 cases, 21 controls) | 3 (9.1) | 0 (0) | 0.16 |
| Oculomotor (33 cases, 21 controls) | 13 (39.4) | 6 (28.6) | 0.34 |
| Number of Participants with BARS total ≥1 (33 cases, 21 controls) | 29 (87.9) | 11 (52.4) | <0.01 |
| BARS total Score (33 cases, 21 controls) | Median, Mean, SD | Median, Mean, SD | P Value (Chi Square Test) |
| 6, 5.42, 3.16 | 1, 1.14, 1.42 | <0.001 | |
| DETAILED LIMB COORDINATION TESTING (n) | Number of patients with abnormal test (%) | Number of controls with abnormal test (%) | P Value (Fisher exact test) |
| Finger to nose (34 cases, 21 controls) | 24 (70.6) | 8 (38.1) | <0.01 |
| Rapid alternating hand movements (34 cases, 20 controls) | 11 (32.4) | 2 (10) | 0.301 |
| Finger Chase (Finger following finger) (34 cases, 20 controls) | 28 (82.4) | 8 (40) | <0.01 |
| Sequential hand movements (34 cases, 21 controls) | 21 (61.8) | 4 (19) | <0.01 |
| Heel knee shin (34 cases, 21 controls) | 8 (23.5) | 0 (0) | 0.02 |
| Toe following finger (34 cases, 20 controls) | 23 (67.6) | 7 (35) | 0.01 |
| Hand rhythm tapping (34 cases, 21 controls) | 7 (21.2) | 2 (9.5) | 0.6 |
| DETAILED STANCE AND GAIT TESTING (n) | Number of patients with abnormal test (%) | Number of controls with abnormaltest (%) | P Value(Fisher exact test) |
| Truncal sway (32 cases, 20 controls) | 9 (28.1) | 0 (0) | <0.01 |
| Stance base (34 cases, 21 controls) | 28 (82.4) | 4 (19) | <0.01 |
| Stance with eyes closed feet apart (34 cases, 20 controls) | 25 (73.5) | 0 (0) | <0.01 |
| Stance with eyes open and feet together (34 cases, 19 controls) | 26 (76.5) | 2 (10.5) | <0.01 |
| Stance with eyes closed and feet together (34 cases, 19 controls) | 31 (91.2) | 5 (26.3) | <0.01 |
| Tandem gait (33 cases, 21 controls) | 20 (60.6) | 3 (14.3) | <0.01 |
| Pull test (more than 3 steps backwards) (33 cases, 21 controls) | 23 (69.7) | 6 (28.6) | <0.01 |