Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of the patients with pusher syndrome, brain damaged patients without pushing behaviour (BD-controls), patients with acute unilateral vestibular loss, and non brain damaged controls (NBD-controls)
From: Leg orientation as a clinical sign for pusher syndrome
| Â | Â | Â | Pusher | BD-Controls | Vestibular loss | NBD-Controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Â | Â | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
Sex | Â | Â | 3 f, 6 m | 2 f, 7 m | 5 f, 2 m | 6 f, 4 m |
Age | Years | Mean (SD) | 69.7 (13.0) | 65.1 (15.7) | 51.1 (12.3) | 63.2 (10.2) |
Etiology | Â | Â | 7 Infarct 2 Hemorrhage | 6 Infarct 3 Hemorrhage | 6 Vestib. neuritis 1 Surgery neuroma | Â |
Side of lesion | Â | Â | 8 Right/1 Left | 5 Right/4 Left | 4 Right/3 Left | Â |
Time between onset of disorder and postural examination (d) | Â | Mean (SD) | 6.8 (3.1) | 5.0 (3.4) | 1.8 (1.2) | Â |
SCP-Posture | Sitting | Median (range) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Standing | Median (range) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SCP-Extension | Sitting | Median (range) | 1 (0.5–1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|  | Standing | Median (range) | 1 (0.5–1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SCP-Resistance | Sitting | Median (range) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Standing | Median (range) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Visual field defect | Â | % present | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Paresis of contralesional side | Â | % present | 100 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
Severity | Arm | Median (range) | 1 (0–3) | 4 (0–5) | 5 | 5 |
|  | Leg | Median (range) | 1.5 (0–4) | 4 (3–5) | 5 | 5 |
Aphasia | Â | % present | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
Spatial Neglect | Â | % present | 88 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Â | % t.n.p. | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |