Clinical Study

Nonmotor Symptoms in Patients with PARK2 Mutations

Table 3

Olfactory function by Sniffin' sticks and PSG study in patients with PARK2 mutation, controls, and Parkinson's disease.

Case123456PARK2 total ( )Control ( )Parkinson's disease ( )

Age715546413836
Sniffin’ sticks Test
Threshold test4.56.36.35.85.09.0 * **
Discrimination test8.09.012.014.09.08.0
Identification test1.013.010.014.013.010.0

PSG findings
Apnea index (times/H)10.122.51.20.41.02.1
Hypopnea index (times/H)2.214.04.70.31.99.4
Apnea Hypopnea index (times/H)12.336.55.90.83.011.4
Arousal index (times/H)16.039.837.713.414.311.1
Respiratory arousal index (times/H)5.527.34.60.21.63.3
PLM index (times/H)7.80.07.70.029.50.0
PLM arousal index (times/H)0.00.05.30.02.80.0
REM sleep twitching on TA muscle++

H/M: theheart to mediastinum uptake ratio, NE: not examined.
PLM: periodic limb movements, TA: tibialis anterior.
* t-test: compared with PARK2 patients .
** t-test: compared with PARK2 patients and control .