Research Article
Perceived Changes in Communicative Interaction in Atypical Parkinsonism
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
| | Age | Gender | Time post onset (years) | Diagnosis | Dysarthria severity | Augmentative communication devices | Ambulatory support | Memory difficulties according to significant other | Cognitive disability according to neuro-psychiatrist | Relationship to significant other |
| | 1 | 48 | Male | 4 | MSA | Mild | No | Yes | Yes | No | Friend | | 2 | 64 | Female | 8 | MSA | Mild | No | Yes | No | No | Spouse | | 3 | 59 | Female | 3 | MSA | Mild | No | Yes | No | No | Spouse | | 4 | 62 | Male | 4 | PSP | Mild/Moderate | No information | No information | Yes | No | Parent | | 5 | 65 | Male | 11 | MSA | Severe | Yes | Yes | No | No | Spouse | | 6 | 59 | Male | 8 | MSA | None | No | Yes | No | No | Parent | | 7 | 60 | Male | 9 | MSA | Moderate/Severe | No | Yes | Yes | No | Spouse | | 8 | 76 | Male | 4 | MSA | Mild/Moderate | No | Yes | No information | No | Spouse | | 9 | 67 | Female | 4 | PSP? | Moderate | No | Yes | No | No | Sibling | | 10 | 67 | Male | 4 | MSA | Mild | No | No | No | Yes | Spouse | | 11 | 67 | Female | 7 | PSP | Moderate/Severe | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Spouse | | 12 | 78 | Male | 6 | MSA | Mild/Moderate | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Spouse | | 13 | 56 | Female | 3 | MSA | Mild | No | Yes | No | Yes | Spouse | | 14 | 64 | Male | 5 | MSA | Mild | No | Yes | No | No | Spouse | | 15 | 58 | Female | 2 | MSA | Mild | No | Yes | Yes | No | Parent | | Mean | 63.3 | | 5.5 | | | | | | | | | Median | 64 | | 4 | | | | | | | |
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