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Table 3 Outcomes by category as defined in the text

From: Apparently benign craniocervical signs in achondroplasia: “neurologic leftovers” identified through a retrospective dataset

Outcomesa

Overall number of subjects N (%, N/105)

“Early transient” number of subjects N (%, N/35)

“Late transient” number of subjects N (%, N/19)

“Persistent” number of subjects N (%, N/42)

“Ongoing” number of subjects N (%, N/9)

Normal function

89 (85%)

32 (91%)

17 (89%)

34 (81%)

5 (55%)

Persistent hypotonia

2 (2%)

1 (3%)

0

0

1 (11%)

Persistent disproportionate motor delay

3 (3%)

2 (6%)

0

0

1 (11%)

Asymmetric strength

2 (2%)

0

1 (5%)

0

1 (11%)

Hemiplegia

2 (2%)

0

0

1 (2%)

1 (11%)

Marked limitation of walking

7 (7%)

0

0

4 (10%)

3 (33%)

No independent walking

1 (1%)

0

0

1 (2%)

0

Partial bladder incontinence

8 (8%)

0

1 (5%)

5 (12%)

2 (22%)

Complete bladder incontinence

0

0

0

0

0

Partial bowel incontinence

6 (6%)

0

1 (5%)

3 (7%)

2 (22%)

Complete bowel incontinence

1 (1%)

0

0

0

1 (11%)

Other abnormal

0

0

0

0

1 (11%)

  1. aThe number of events exceeds the total number of subjects since one patient could be categorized as having more than one