Table 2

Degree of caudate involvement in 267 patients with an available DATscan at 4-year follow-up and relationship to original PD subgroups

Baseline PD subgroups (n=267)No caudate involvement at 4 years
(n, %)
Unilateral caudate involvement at 4 years
(n, %)
Bilateral caudate involvement at 4 years
(n, %)
Total number of patients
PD-NC group
(n, %)
43 (32.1%)44 (32.8%)47 (35.1%)134
PD-UC group
(n, %)
16 (21.6%)58 (78.4%)74
PD-BC group
(n, %)
59 (100%)59
Total
(n, %)
43 (16.1%)60 (22.5%)164 (61.4%)267
  • Percentages and total number of patients are relative to each row.

  • PD-BC, bilaterally reduced caudate binding; PD-NC, no reduced 123I-FP-CIT binding in either caudate; PD-UC, reduced 123I-FP-CIT binding in one caudate only.