Table 1 Clinical characteristics of de novo Parkinson patients
From: Conditioned pain modulation in drug-naïve patients with de novo Parkinson’s disease
Parameters | Patient characteristics (n = 17) mean +/− standard deviation [Min - Max] |
|---|---|
Age | 61.9 years +/− 9.8 [42–75 years] |
Gender | 10 male, 7 female |
Handedness | 16 right-handed, 1 left-handed |
Hoehn & Yahr Scale (H & Y) | - H & Y stage I: 4 patients - H & Y stage II/ II.5: 12 patients - H & Y stage III: 1 patients |
PD subtype | - akinetic-rigid: 5 patients - tremor-dominant: 9 patients - mixed type: 3 patients |
Clinically most affected half of the body | - right: 4 patients - left: 13 patients |
Disease duration (months since first time occurrence of symptoms prior to study) | 18 months +/− SD 15.8 [4–60 months] |
Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) – total score | 30.4 +/− 11.6 [15–48] |
Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) – motor score | 21.2 +/− 8.3 [9–33] |