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. 2022 Apr 5;12(3):983–991. doi: 10.3233/JPD-213039

Table 1.

Description of baseline measures in patients who developed MSA-P

Variable Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4
Sex M F M F
Duration of RBD symptoms 4 2 6 6
Prodromal Interval Baseline to MSA (y) 2.5 1.3 2.8 2.6
Family History
  Parkinsonism No No No No
  Dementia No Yes No Yes
  RBD Symptoms No No No No
Sleep Variables
  Tonic REM % 43 45 25 52
  Phasic REM % 34 39 14 32
  Apnea-Hypopnea Index 0.9 12.9 N/A 0.8
  Other Sleep Symptoms (self-report) Insomnia Insomnia Insomnia Mild Somnolence
  Insomnia Severity Index 15 23 18 9
  Epworth Sleepiness Scale 3 7 7 9
  Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index 10 13 10 6
Motor Variables
  UPDRS Part III 1 9 0 0
  UPDRS Part II 2 3 0 0
  Alternate Tap Test (normal ∼> 175) 239 197 194 162
  Purdue PegBoard (normal ∼> 10) 12 13 13 11.5
  Timed Up and Go (s) 5 7 5.5 8.5
Cognition
  MoCA / 30 27 27 27 27
  MCI – neuropsychologic exam Normal Normal Normal MCI multiple domain
Autonomic function
  Orthostatic Symptom Score 1 0 0 0
  Systolic Blood Pressure drop (mmHg) 2 –2 0 –4
  Urinary Dysfunction Score 0 2 2 1
  Erectile Dysfunction Score 0 N/A 1 N/A
  Constipation Score 0 0 0 0
  Bowel movement Frequency / week 7 7 7 10
Beck Depression Inventory N/A 9 10 11
Beck Anxiety Inventory 9 2 1 N/A
UPSIT result 11 (Normal) 12 (Normal) 9 (Normal) 10 (Normal)
Color Vision (FM-100 score) Normal (8) Abnormal (164) Abnormal (168) Normal (128)

MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; UPSIT, University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (12-item cross-cultural version); FM-100, Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue test; UPDRS, Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale; RBD, REM sleep behavior disorder; MSA, multiple system atrophy.