Table 1 The main clinical and laboratory features of Chinese E200K gCJD patients.

From: The genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with E200K mutation: analysis of clinical, genetic and laboratory features of 30 Chinese patients

Items

Total (n = 30)

Gender

Age of onset

M (n = 11)

F (n = 19)

P value

<60 y (n = 18)

≥60 y (n = 12)

P value

Age of onset (median)

57.5 y

61 y

54 y

  

Foremost symptoms

Progressive dementia

22 (73.3%)

8 (72.7%)

14 (73.7%)

1.0000

12 (66.7%)

10 (83.3%)

0.4192

Mental problems

16 (53.3%)

5 (45.5%)

11 (57.9%)

0.7065

10 (55.6%)

6 (50.0%)

1.0000

Cerebellum symptoms

9 (30.0%)

5 (45.5%)

1 (5.3%)

0.0156

2 (11.1%)

4 (33.3%)

0.1844

Pyramidal & extrapyramidal symptoms

6 (20.0%)

4 (36.4%)

5 (26.3%)

0.6871

4 (22.2%)

5 (41.7%)

0.4181

Sleeping disturbances

3 (10.0%)

1 (9.1%)

2 (10.5%)

1.0000

1 (5.6%)

2 (16.7%)

0.5478

Major symptoms

Dementia

29 (96.7%)

10 (90.9%)

19 (100.0%)

0.3667

17 (97.4%)

12 (100.0%)

1.0000

Myoclonus

22 (73.3%)

9 (81.8%)

13 (68.4%)

0.6722

13 (72.2%)

9 (75.0%)

1.0000

Visual or cerebellar disturbance

21 (70.0%)

9 (81.8%)

12 (63.2%)

0.4189

12 (66.7%)

9 (75.0%)

0.7036

Pyramidal and extrapyramidal symptoms

25 (83.3%)

9 (81.8%)

16 (84.2%)

1.0000

13 (72.2%)

12 (100.0%)

0.0657

Mutism

16 (53.3%)

5 (45.5%)

11 (57.9%)

0.7065

8 (44.4%)

8 (66.7%)

0.2839

Examinations

14-3-3a

20 (74.0%)

8 (80.0%)

12 (70.6%)

0.6784

12 (75.0%)

8 (72.7%)

1.0000

EEGb

13 (50.0%)b

4 (40.0%)

9 (56.3%)

0.6882

8 (50.0%)

5 (50.0%)

1.0000

MRI

26 (86.9%)

9 (81.8%)

17 (89.5%)

0.6111

15 (83.3%)

11 (91.7%)

1.0000

  1. aTested numbers for 14-3-3: 27.
  2. bExamined numbers for EEG: 26.