Table 1.
Exam Checklist Showing Upper Face Only (N=146) | GDRS Scores Non-Zero for Upper Face only (N=161) | Diagnosis = Focal Dystonia, Upper Face (N=214) | |
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Gender | |||
Females | 96 (65.6%) | 112 (70.0%) | 144 (67.3%) |
Males | 50 (34.2%) | 49 (30.0%) | 70 (32.7%) |
Age | |||
At recruitment | 59±0.8 (36–86) | 59±1.0 (36–87) | 59.0±1.0 (28–87) |
At dystonia onset | 56.0±2.2 (3–82) | 56.0±2.6 (3–82) | 56±2.6 (3–82) |
Duration of illness | 11.3±9.1 (0–60) | 11.2±9.4 (0–60) | 11.7±10.3 (0–61) |
Race | |||
White | 128 (88.9) | 142 (88.2%) | 190(88.8%) |
Black | 8 (5.6%) | 8 (5.0%) | 9 (4.2%) |
Asian | 3 (2.1%) | 5 (3.1%) | 5 (2.3%) |
Other | 4 (2.8%) | 5 (3.1%) | 9 (4.2%) |
Unknown | 1 (0.7%) | 1 (0.6%) | 1 (0.5%) |
Among 3222 total subjects with isolated dystonia, 3 different sources of information suggested different numbers of participants with isolated focal blepharospasm (exam=146, GDRS=161, diagnosis=214). Age, age of onset, and disease duration are reported as mean ± SD (range).