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Table 3 Abnormal motor findings

From: A multicenter study on Leigh syndrome: disease course and predictors of survival

Type of abnormal motor findings (n = 130)

N

%

Hypotonia

97

74.6

Abnormal tendon reflexes§

62

47.7

Dystonia

58

44.6

Babinski sign

55

42.3

Spasticity

47

36.2

Ataxia

45

34.6

Hypertonia

43

33.1

Muscle weakness

34

26.2

Other dyskinetic disorder^

27

20.8

Paresis/palsy

26

20.0

Chorea/athetosis

25

19.2

Cavus feet

10

7.7

Myoclonus

9

6.9

Hypokinesia/bradykinesia

5

3.8

  1. §Decreased or absent (n = 20) vs increased or clonic (n = 42).
  2. ^Tremor (n = 7); dysarthria (n = 4); dyscoordination (n = 3); cogwheel phenomenon (n = 3); stereotypies (n = 3); opisthotonus (n = 2); hyperkinesia (n = 2); dyspraxia (n = 1); jitteriness (n = 1); sleeping through phenomenon (n = 1).