Table 2 The presence of HCBS in different subtypes of SCA and MSA-C.

From: Radiological hints for differentiation of cerebellar multiple system atrophy from spinocerebellar ataxia

 

Total

Length of the expanded CAG repeats

HCBS negative (n = 400, 58.48%)

HCBS positive (n = 284, 41.52%)

p value

N

Mean ± SD (N)

N

%

N

%

SCA 1

25

46.88 ± 4.67 (25)

24.00

96.00

1.00

4.00

< 0.001

SCA 2

68

41.35 ± 3.94 (68)

48.00

70.59

20.00

29.41

 

SCA 3

253

70.64 ± 4.26 (253)

246.00

97.23

7.00

2.77

 

SCA 6

34

23.35 ± 1.28 (34)

34.00

100.00

0.00

0

 

SCA 17

18

44.81 ± 3.02 (18)

17.00

94.44

1.00

5.56

 

MSA-C

286

0

31

10.84

255

89.16

 
  1. HCBS hot cross bun sign; MSA-C multiple system atrophy, cerebellar type; SCA spinocerebellar ataxia.
  2. Chi-square test.
  3. Numeric data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.