Ultrasonography of the Vagus Nerve in the Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of PD patients.

Clinical characteristics		PD patients (n = 20)
Duration of PD, years		4.0 (1.0–6.25)
MDS-UPDRS II, points		8.5 (7.0–18.0)
MDS-UPDRS III, points		25.0 (21.3–32.8)
Hoehn and Yahr stages of PD	1	1 (5%)
	1.5	4 (20%)
	2	5 (25%)
	2.5	4 (20%)
	3	4 (20%)
	4	1 (5%)
	5	1 (5%)

Values are given as median (interquartile range) or number (percentage); MDS-UPDRS, Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; PD, Parkinson’s disease.