Table 2.
Video-oculographic parameters of mutation carriers and healthy controls
| ALS gene carriers | healthy controls | pa | C9orf72 carriers | SOD1 carriers | ANOVA pb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-saccades error ratec/% | 21, (13–41), 0–100 | 15, (6–30),0–63 | 0.0091 | 24, (12–49), 4–100# | 19, (12–36), 0–87 | 0.0254 |
| Delayed saccades errror rated/% | 12, (5–18), 0–91 | 4, (2–11), 0–21 | 0.0013 | 9, (5–19), 0–91# | 14, (6–16), 0–68# | 0.0035 |
| Number of voluntary gaze shiftse | 55, (42–64), 14–114 | 56, (50–64), 40–98 | 0.116 | 55, (46–61), 21–114 | 51, (42–68), 14–87 | 0.2861 |
| Intrusion ratef/°/s | 3.7, (2,6–6,3), 1.7–14.9 | 2.9, (2.2–4.5), 1.0–8.7 | 0.0039 | 4.9, (2.8–7.2), 1.7–14.9# | 3.1, (2.6–5.6), 2.4–11.7 | 0.0008 |
| SPEM gain/% | 90, (76–95), 15–100 | 91, (77–97), 22–111 | 0.8196 | 93, (71–96), 31–100 | 90, (81–95), 15–100 | 0.8316 |
| VGRS (horiz.) gaing/% | 89, (84–91), 69–95 | 89, (86–93), 69–97 | 0.1871 | 86, (83–90), 69–95# | 91, (89–92), 80–94 | 0.0652 |
| VGRS (down) gaing/% | 93, (89–97), 81–112 | 91, (86–96), 76–110 | 0.1999 | 90, (88–97), 81–104 | 94, (91–97), 81–112 | 0.4842 |
| VGRS (up) gaing/% | 75, (66–84), 52–92 | 80, (77–84), 62–96 | 0.0220 | 71, (65–83), 52–92# | 76, (72–85), 57–92 | 0.0070 |
| VGRS (horiz.) velocityh/°/s | 420, (393–471), 349–574 | 432, (401–464), 245–536 | 0.6556 | 440, (398–474), 354–574 | 415, (394–455), 379–524 | 0.8144 |
| VGRS (down) velocityh/°/s | 391, (329–444), 254–579 | 393, (349–437), 227–538 | 0.4159 | 363, (310–454), 254–579 | 391, (332–421), 276–462 | 0.5936 |
| VGRS (up) velocityh/°/s | 434, (376–474), 309–551 | 432, (405–487), 216–599 | 0.5730 | 445, (393–502), 309–550 | 422, (369–462) 310–529 | 0.5611 |
| VGRS (horiz.) latencyi/ms | 219, (208–236), 178–304 | 216, (202–236), 183–413 | 0.7048 | 216, (203–235), 178–304 | 225, (207–239), 190–255 | 0.9268 |
| VGRS (vert.) latencyi/ms | 230, (213–252), 189–355 | 237, (215–253), 193–371 | 0.8748 | 231, (211–252), 189–307 | 226, (220–252), 193–287 | 0.8816 |
Data are presented as median (interquartile range), minimum–maximum. Bold values indicate significance at p < 0.05. Post hoc statistical comparisons for C9orf72 carriers vs. healthy controls and SOD1 carriers vs. healthy controls which reached statistical significance are indicated as #
aMann–Whitney U test between healthy controls and ALS gene carriers
bKruskal–Wallis analysis of variances of ranks (ANOVA) between healthy controls, subjects with C9orf72 mutation and SOD1 mutation
cErroneous responses (pro-saccades)
dErroneous responses (saccades before cue)
eSaccades > 10° counted within 30 s
fSaccadic intrusions > 2° excluding the primary saccade, computed as the sum of saccades within VGRS acquisition time
gGain of VGRS aimed at targets of 20° eccentricity obtained by linear fitting saccade amplitudes as a function of target steps
hPeak eye velocity of VGRS aimed at targets of 20° eccentricity obtained by non-linear interpolation along the main sequence
iLatencies of VGRS with respect to primary saccade onset