Research Article

Cognitive Impairment and Brain Imaging Characteristics of Patients with Congenital Cataracts, Facial Dysmorphism, Neuropathy Syndrome

Table 2

Clinical features of CCFDN patients.

Patient Age at
evaluation (years)
Age of starting
to walk (years)
Age of starting
to talk (years)
Functional Disability
Scale (FDS)
Klockgether
ataxia score

141,82,542
282,51,5111
382320
4932410
5122220
613Independent ambulation, never achieved370
7134425
8162,51,350
9162238
10172221
11184435
12195477
132451232
14261,2233
153022,534
16331,52,834
17342245
18373338
19422235
20452,52,520
21466345
224722,531

Functional Disability Scale [12], ranging from 0 to 8 (0: normal, 8: bedridden).
Klockgether ataxia score [13], for measuring dysarthria, ataxia of walk, stance, upper and lower extremities, dysdiadochokinesis, and intention tremor on a scale from 0 to 5 for each item (0: best, 5: worst). The whole evaluation ranges from 0 to 35.