Table 2

Correlation between initial area of involvement and spread and generalisation of dystonia and progression to parkinsonism in patients with X linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP; n = 373) as of year 2000

Present status
Initial area of involvementDuration of illness (years)Focal n (%)Segmental n (%)Multifocal n (%)Generalised n (%)Parkinsonian n (%)
One hundred and five patients died; the status of dystonia at time of death was considered.
Lower extremities<24 (80) 2 (17)2 (28)37 (53) 0
n = 122 (33%)2–51 (20) 5 (42)2 (28)25 (35) 1 (4)
5–100 3 (25)0 9 (12) 4 (15)
10–150 1 (8)3 (44) 0 2 (7)
>150 1 (8)0 020 (74)
Total51277127
Upper extremities<20 1 (25)013 (42) 0
n = 52 (14%)2–50 1 (25)2 (40)14 (45) 0
5–100 1 (25)1 (20) 3 (10) 1 (8)
10–150 1 (25)2 (40) 1 (3) 2 (17)
> 150 00 0 9 (75)
Total0 453112
Cervix and shoulder<20 3 (25)029 (47) 0
n = 92 (25%)2–52 (67) 4 (33)2 (50)27 (43) 2 (18)
5–100 4 (33)0 5 (8) 2 (18)
10–151 (33) 02 (50) 1 (2) 4 (36)
>150 1 (9)0 0 3 (28)
Total31246211
Trunk<20 1 (50)0 1 (33) 0
n = 5 (1%)2–50 1 (50)0 1 (33) 0
5–100 00 1 (33) 0
10–150 00 0 0
>150 00 0 0
Total0 20 3 0
Craniofacial<20 1 (6)1 (20)24 (38) 0
n = 102 (27%)2–51 (50) 4 (25)2 (40)33 (52) 2 (12)
5–100 5 (31)1 (20) 5 (8) 1 (6)
10–151 (50) 3 (19)0 1 (2) 6 (38)
>150 3 (19)1 (20) 0 7 (44)
Total21656316