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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients with PrDs and non-PrDs

From: β-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid as a potential biomarker for distinguishing human prion diseases from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease

Characteristics

PrDs

non-PrDs

sCJD

T188K-gCJD

E200K-gCJD

P102L-GSS

D178N-FFI

AD + PD

VE + AE

No

86

58

32

14

33

17

74

Gender (M/F)

46/40

34/24

11/21

6/8

18/15

7/10

46/28

Median age at onset (y, IQR)

64 (55–69)

62 (56–68)

57 (49–66)

49 (43–59)

55 (43–63)

64 (56–70)

58 (47–69)

CSF 14-3-3 Positive/Total no. (%)

56 (65.1)

40 (69.0)

20/31 (64.5)

7 (50.0)

11 (33.3)

8 (47.1)

35/71 (49.3)

129 MM of PRNP/Total no. (%)

82 (95.3)

58 (100.0)

31 (96.9)

14 (100.0)

33 (100.0)

16 (94.1)

72 (97.3)

129 MV of PRNP/Total no. (%)

3 (3.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (3.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (5.9)

2 (2.7)

129 VV of PRNP/Total no. (%)

1 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

PSWC in EEG (%)

17/24 (70.8)

17/44 (38.6)

13/21 (61.9)

1/8 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

1/17 (5.9)

1/47 (2.1)

MRI abnormal change/Total no. (%)

70/84 (83.3)

46/57 (80.7)

29 (90.6)

13 (92.9)

7/30 (23.3)

4/16 (25.0)

24/69 (34.8)

Progressive dementia/Total no. (%)

85 (98.8)

58 (100.0)

32 (100.0)

13 (92.9)

33 (100.0)

16 (94.1)

74 (100.0)

Myoclonus no. (%)

53 (61.6)

34 (58.6)

22 (68.8)

5 (35.7)

17 (51.5)

2 (11.8)

27 (36.5)

Visual or cerebellar disturbance no. (%)

67 (77.9)

42 (72.4)

28 (87.5)

9 (64.3)

21 (63.6)

5 (29.4)

12 (16.2)

Pyramidal or extrapyramidal dysfunction no. (%)

76 (88.4)

44 (75.9)

29 (90.6)

12 (85.7)

25 (75.8)

8 (47.1)

26 (35.1)

Akinetic Mutism no. (%)

34 (39.5)

30 (51.7)

16 (50.0)

4 (28.6)

5 (15.2)

4 (23.5)

10 (13.5)

Individuals with survival time no. (%)

37 (43.0)

25 (43.1)

4 (12.5)

2 (14.3)

6 (18.2)

1 (5.9)

2 (2.7)

Survival time (month, IQR)

3 (2.0–3.5)

5 (4.0–6.0)

4.5 (3.3–9.5)

NA

10 (6.3 ~ 15.0)

14

NA

  1. Demographic data are expressed as percentage (%), while biomarkers values and survival time as median (IQR)
  2. Abbreviations: PWSC periodic sharp wave complexes, EEG electroencephalogram, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, IQR interquartile range, N/A not applicable