Table 1 Clinical and demographical data from subjects included in the selected studies
Reference | Subjects ( n) | Â | Gender of patients (F/M) | Age of patients (years)a | Education (years)a | Duration of illness | Handedness (R/L/A) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |      Patients |      Controls | Total |  |  |  |  |  | |||
| Â | Typical | Atypical | Healthy subjects* | SP | MF | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Dazzan et al. 2005[77] | 32 | 30 | -- | -- | 22 | 84 | 21/41 | 25 ± 8 to 28.4 ± 7.8 | 12.3 ± 1.8 to 12.3 ±2.1 | 19 to 22 weeksb | 54/8 |
Girgis et al. 2006[78] | -- | 15 | 15 | 15 | -- | 30 | 8/7 | 23.6 ± 5.9 | 13.1 ± 3.2 | 105.3 ± 94.6 weeksa | NA |
Whitford et al. 2006[79] | -- | 25 | 26 | 25 | -- | 51 | 10/15 | 22.1 ± 3.2 | NA | 5.9 ± 8.2 monthsa | 21/4 |
Douaud et al. 2007[80] | -- | 25 | 25 | -- | -- | 50 | 7/18 | 15.9 ± 1.5 to 16.5 ± 1.3 | NA | 1.4 ± 0.7 yeara | 20/5 |
Théberge et al. 2007[81] | 16 | 16 | 16 | -- | 32 | 2/14 | 25 ± 8 | 11-13 | 243 ± 120 weeksa | 12/3/1 | |
Stip et al. 2009[82] | -- | 15 | -- | 15 | -- | 15 | 4/11 | 28.3 ± 9.07 | 10.6 ± 3.5 | 5.8 ± 6.2 yearsa | NA |
Tomelleri et al. 2009[83] | 25 | 45 | 79 | -- | -- | 149 | 25/45 | 39.73 ± 10.94 | NA | 14.13 ± 10.7 yearsa | 67/3 |
Deng et al. 2009[84] | 6 | 14 | 11 | -- | -- | 31 | 11/9 | 26 ± 10 to 29.9 ± 13.5 | NA | NA | 18/2 |
Chua et al. 2009[85] | 15 | 5 | -- | -- | 25 | 45 | 10/10 | 29 ± 8.6 | 12 ± 2.9 | 40.8 ± 50.8 weeksa | NA |
Molina et al. 2011[86] | -- | 30 | 31 | -- | -- | 61 | 14/16 | 34.1 ± 10.6 | NA | 13.4 ± 5.9 yearsa | NA |