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Table 1 Clinical features of patients with FXTAS in the literature

From: A Chinese case of fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) with orthostatic tremor:case report and literature review on tremor in FXTAS

Case

Sex

Onset age (y)

Duration (y)

Primary diagnosis

Initial symptom

Kinetic Tremor

Intention tremor

Postural tremor

Rest tremor

Orthostatic tremor

Head or voice tremor

Ataxia

Cognitive problem

Parkinsonism

CGG repeat

Family history

Ref

1

M

63

8

ET

tremor

Y

N

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

83

PD, FXS, ADHD

[1]

2

F

60

6

NA

gait

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

77/77

neurological problem

[5]

3

M

52

3

NA

tremor

N

Y

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

77

FXTAS

[5]

4

F

80

12

NA

gait

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

30/77

FXTAS

[5]

5

M

58

8

ET

tremor

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

95

FXPOI, mental retardation

[6]

6

M

54

11

NA

tremor

N

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

98

FXS,PD

[7]

7

F

68

8

ET

tremor

N

N

Y

N

N

voice

Y

Y

N

31/95–105

FXS

[8]

8

M

55

4

Cerebellar atrophy

gait ataxia

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

110

gait problem, parkinsonism,cognitive

[9]

9

F

54

4

MSA

gait ataxia

N

N

N

Y

N

N

Y

N

Y

29/135

N

[9]

10

M

54

11

NA

cognitive

Y

N

N

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

297–480

Fragile X family

[10]

11

F

41

26

NA

tremor

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

head

Y

N

Y

18/90

N

[11]

12

F

30

27

NA

tremor

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

29/93

FXS

[11]

13

F

75

10

NA

anxiety depression

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

29/87

FXS

[11]

14

F

52

10

NA

tremor

N

Y

N

Y

N

N

N

N

N

18/90

FXS

[11]

15

F

71

4

NA

Gait, tremor

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

Y

30/78

N

[11]

16

M

60

0.5

NA

tremor, gait

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

head

Y

N

N

NA

NA

[12]

17

M

65

9

NA

tremor

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Y

N

N

95

N

[12]

18

F

56

6

NA

gait

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

75

FXS

[13]

19

M

in late 20s

about 5

NA

tremor

N

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

88

FXTAS

[14]

20

M

58

2

NA

gait

Y

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

114

FXPOI

[15]

21

M

53

4

cerebellar ataxia

ataxia

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

100

balance disorder, FXPOI

[16]

22

M

65

2

NA

gait

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

87

N

[16]

23

M

68

8

NA

Gait ataxia

N

N

N

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

78

FXS, FXPOI

[17]

24

F

About 65

About 5

NA

gait tremor

N

N

Y

N

N

head

Y

Y

N

95

FXS

[18]

25

M

about 60

About 5

NA

tremor

N

Y

N

Y

N

N

Y

Y

N

75

FXS

[19]

26

M

62

0

NA

cognitive

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Y

Y

N

59–200

N

[20]

27

M

63

1.5

NA

personality change

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

>  90

FXS

[20]

28

M

64

6

NA

ataxia

N

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

mosaic 180–410,

FXS

[21]

29

M

61

4

NA

tremor

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Y

Y

N

93

FXS.

[22]

30

M

44

14

NA

Autonomic

Symptom

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

20–800 mosaic

FXS

[23]

31

F

60

5

NA

cognitive

N

Y

Y

N

N

head

Y

Y

N

57

N

[24]

32

M

66

0

NA

tremor

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

200

N

[25]

33

M

49

14

CMT

numbness

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

103

N

[26]

34

M

58

6

CMT

weakness, numbness

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

72

N

[26]

35

M

59

7

NA

gait ataxia

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

116

N

[26]

36

F

61

4

NA

numbness pain

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

20/79

N

[26]

37

M

73

0

NA

through a family research study

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

64

FXS

[26]

38

M

77

3

NA

diplopia

N

Y

N

Y

N

N

Y

Y

N

NA

FXS

[27]

39

M

45

1

PD

tremor

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

60

N

[28]

40

F

76

10

PD

tremor

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

60

with mutation of FMR1

[28]

41

F

68

5

PD

tremor micrographia

N

N

N

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

86

with mutation of FMR1

[28]

42

M

60

12

PD

balance problem

N

N

N

Y

N

head

N

N

Y

64

With mutation of FMR1

[28]

43

M

64

2

depression

pathological crying

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

NA

N

[29]

44

M

56

7

ET

tremor

Y

N

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

N

155

tremor

[30]

45

M

50

4

PD

tremor

Y

N

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

N

109

N

[31]

46

F

56

6

NA

Sensation problem

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

88

FXS

[32]

47

M

71

3

NA

gait

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

88

FXS

[33]

48

M

65

5

NA

cognitive

Y

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

104

FXS, FXTAS

[33]

49

M

65

3

NA

cognitive

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

110

FXS, FXTAS

[33]

50

M

67

NA

NA

unsteadiness

Y

N

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

57

FXS

[34]

51

M

46

7

NA

anxiety

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

56

FXS

[34]

52

M

61

2

NA

fall attack

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

99

FXS

[34]

53

M

67

3

NA

balance problem

Y

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

99

FXS, FXPOI

[4]

54

F

74

1

NA

balance problem

Y

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

90/29

FXS

[4]

55

F

65

10

Plantar fasciitis

gait

N

N

N

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

88

FXPOI, FXTAS

[4]

56

M

77

3

PD

gait

Y

N

N

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

68

FXS

[4]

57

F

56

3

NA

tremor

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

82

FXS

[35]

58

M

72

9

NA

tremor

Y

NA

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

85

FXS

[35]

59

M

50

22

NA

tremor

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

90

with mutation of FMR1

[35]

60

M

65

9

NA

cognitive

Y

NA

Y

Y

N

Head,voice

Y

Y

Y

87

FXS

[35]

61

M

NA

NA

NA

NA

Y

NA

N

N

N

NA

Y

Y

Y

110

NA

[35]

62

M

NA

NA

NA

NA

Y

NA

Y

Y

N

NA

Y

Y

Y

71

NA

[35]

63

F

NA

NA

NA

NA

Y

NA

Y

Y

N

NA

Y

Y

Y

NA

NA

[35]

64

M

NA

NA

NA

NA

Y

NA

Y

Y

Y

NA

Y

Y

Y

100

NA

[35]

  1. M Male, F Female, PD parkinson’s disease, ET essential tremor, NA not available, CMT Charcot-Marie-Tooth, MSA multiple system atrophy, FXS Fragile X syndrome, FXPOI fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficienc,Y with the symptom,N without symptom, ADHD autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, FMR1 fragile X mental retardation 1, FXTAS Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome