From: Cerebrospinal fluid pro-inflammatory cytokines differentiate parkinsonian syndromes
PD | MSA | PSP | Controls (SC) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
N (male/female)a | 30/16 | 13/22 | 25/14 | 15/16 |
Age at sampling (years), mean (SD)b | 64.46 (11.5) | 63.48 (7.8) | 69.77 (5.1) | 45.48 (17.7) |
Disease duration at puncture (months), mean (SD)b | 83.78 (45.9) | 63.51 (23.8) | 54.8 (28.4) | – |
Follow-up time (months), mean (SD)b | 11.3 (9.2) | 18.2 (16.5) | 18.9 (14.6) | – |
H + Y stages, median, IQR | 2 (2) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | – |
Comorbidity, Charlson score (age-adjusted) | 0.81 | 0.63 | 1.10 | 0.60 |
Levodopa Dose Equivalents, mg, SDb | 596.8 (382.6) | 712.28 (552.7) | 324.2 (369.0) | – |