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. 2022 May 10;13:800298. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.800298

Table 2.

Clinical symptoms at diagnosis of anti-IgLON5 disease in described patients.

N (%)
Sleep disturbances 135 (83.3)
Sleep breathing problems 86/123 (69.9)
Stridor or vocalization during sleep 41/123 (33.3)
Abnormal sleep behaviors 72/123 (58.5)
Insomnia (sleep onset or fragementation) 62/123 (50.4)
excessive day sleepiness 52/123 (42.3)
Bulbar dysfunction 112 (69.1)
Dysphagia 88/111 (79.3)
Dysarthria 61/111 (55.0)
Episodes of acute respiratory failure or dyspnea 33/111 (29.7)
Stridor during wakefulness 14 /111(12.6)
Vocal cord palsy or laryngospasm 30/111 (27.0)
Movement disorder 126 (77.8)
Gait instability 94/125 (75.2)
Ataxia 45/125 (36.0)
Chorea 37/125 (29.6)
Parkinsonism 29/125 (23.2)
Dystonia 24/125 (19.2)
Abnormal body postures and rigidity 24/125 (19.2)
Tremor 24/125 (19.2)
Other hyperkinesias 41/125 (32.8)
   Orofacial dyskinesia 1/41 (2.4)
   Myoclonus 14/41 (34.1)
   Akathisia 10/41 (24.4)
   Myorhythmia 10/41 (24.4)
   Myokymia 8/41 (19.5)
   Abdominal dyskinesia 5/41 (12.2)
Dysautonomia 70 (43.2)
Urinary dysfunction (urgency and incontinence) 35/64 (54.7)
Spontaneous episodes of intense perspiration 23/64 (35.9)
Anhidrosis 3/64 (4.7)
Gastrointestinal problems (constipation, diarrhea) 11/64 (17.2)
Cardiac dysfuction 12/64 (18.8)
Orthostatic hypotension 6/64 (9.4)
Erectile dysfunction 2/64 (3.1)
Oculomotor abnormalities 73 (45.1)
Gaze palsies 39/73 (53.4)
Abnormal saccades 23/73 (31.5)
Abnormal pursuit 19/73 (26.0)
Nystagmus 26/73 (35.6)
Eyelid ptosis 18/73 (24.7)
Neuromuscular 21 (13.0)
Fasciculations in muscles 18/21 (85.7)
Muscle weakness/atrophy 8/21 (38.1)
Cognitive impairment 84 (51.9)
Dementia or memory impairment 45/62 (72.6)
Confusional episodes (delirium) 23/62 (37.1)
Other neuropsychiatric symptoms
Affective disorder 16/65 (24.6)
   Depression 11/16 (68.8)
   Anxiety 6/16 (37.5)
Hallucination 14/65 (21.5)
Executive dysfunction 5/65 (7.7)
Abnormal behavior 14/65 (21.5)
Visuospatial dysfunction 8/65 (12.3)
Seizure 11/102 (10.8)