Table 3
Predictive factors for improvement in disability and severity
| Disability | Severity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | SE | p Value | β | SE | p Value | |
| β: parameter estimate. For categorical variables, the improvement is increased of a β factor when the tested factor is present. For continuous variables, the improvement is increased of a β factor per unit increase of the tested factor. | ||||||
| Sex | NS | NS | ||||
| Age | NS | 0.03 | 0.01 | <0.006 | ||
| Duration of evolution | NS | NS | ||||
| Extension of the thumb | 0.56 | 0.25 | <0.04 | NS | ||
| Flexion and pronation of forearm | 0.66 | 0.29 | <0.03 | NS | ||
| Other affected muscles | NS | NS | ||||
| Myoclonus | NS | NS | ||||
| Mirror movements | NS | NS | ||||
| Physiotherapy | NS | NS | ||||
| Number of muscle injected (less than v more than 3) | NS | NS | ||||
