Table 4 Qualitative assessment of echogenicity of brainstem raphe, red nucleus, thalamus, caudate and lenticular nuclei in NCD and IPD group
From: Transcranial sonography for diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
Structure | NCD group (n = 201) | IPD group (n = 183) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brainstem raphe | grade 1:n = 23 grade 2:n = 176 | Â | grade 1:n = 30 grade 2:n = 130 | Â |
| Â | right | left | right | left |
Red nucleus | grade 1:n = 44 grade 2:n = 150 | grade 1:n = 44 grade 2:n = 154 | grade 1:n = 47 grade 2:n = 113 | grade 1:n = 49 grade 2:n = 109 |
Thalamus | grade 1:n = 198 grade 2,3:n = 0 | grade 1:n = 198 grade 2,3:n = 0 | grade 1:n = 157 grade 2,3:n = 0 | grade 1:n = 156 grade 2:n = 1 grade 3:n = 0 |
Lenticular nucleus | grade 1:n = 194 grade 2:n = 3 | grade 1:n = 194 grade 2:n = 4 | grade 1:n = 155 grade 2:n = 13 grade 3:n = 1 | grade 1:n = 150 grade 2:n = 19 grade 3:n = 3 |
Caudate nucleus | grade 1:n = 197 grade 2,3:n = 1 | grade 1:n = 196 grade 2:n = 2 grade 3:n = 0 | grade 1:n = 162 grade 2:n = 3 grade 3:n = 2 | grade 1:n = 166 grade 2:n = 4 grade 3:n = 0 |