Right (n=13) | Left (n=29) | Total (n=42) | |||||||||
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Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | % | ||||||
Sex: | |||||||||||
Male | 54 | 55 | 55 | ||||||||
Female | 46 | 45 | 45 | ||||||||
Age (y) | 58.2 (9.7) | 61.6 (9.4) | 60.8 (9.4) | ||||||||
Education (y) | 13.3 (4.3) | 13.5 (2.3) | 13.2 (2.5) | ||||||||
Age of onset (y) | 45.9 (10.7) | 46.5 (9.8) | 46.3 (9.9) | ||||||||
Duration (y) | 13.3 (4.3) | 15.1 (5.5) | 14.5 (5.2) | ||||||||
MMSE | 28.4 (1.5) | 27.7 (2.25) | 27.9 (2.1) | ||||||||
Levodopa (mg) | 481 (306) | 463 (212) | 468 (241) | ||||||||
Hoehn and Yahr"on” | 2.7 (.60) | Range 1–4 | 2.6 (.75) | Range 1–4 | 2.7 (.12) | Range 1–4 | |||||
Hoehn and Yahr"off” | 4.0 (.71) | Range 3–5 | 4.0 (.66) | Range 3–5 | 4.0 (.11) | Range 3–5 |
↵1-150 No significant differences were found between right and left pallidotomy patients on demographic variables.