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Table 4 Dysphagia in relation to different phenotypes of parkinsonism

From: Evaluation of dysphagia in different phenotypes of early and idiopathic Parkinsonism

 

Tremor dominant (TD)

N = 46

Postural instability and gait instability (PIGD)

N = 8

P value

SDQ

  

0.342

 Normal

31 (67.4%)

4 (50.0%)

 

 Dysphagia

15 (32.6%)

4 (50.0%)

 

Salivation

  

0.041

 Normal

12 (26.1%)

5 (62.5%)

 

 Sialorrhea

34 (73.9%)

3 (37.5%)

 

FEES

  

0.033

 Normal

30 (65.2%)

2 (25.0%)

 

 Dysphagia

16 (34.8%)

6 (75.0%)

 
  1. SDQ swallowing disturbance questionnaire, FEES fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing