Table 1
Features of HNA patients with nerve and/or muscle biopsy
| Patient | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *See Airaksinen et al5; †no further details available. | ||||||
| BP, brachial plexus; LSP, lumbosacral plexus. | ||||||
| Sex, age at biopsy | Male, 53 years | Male, 29 years | Male, 19 years | Female, 9 years | Female, 8 years | Female, 72 years (postmortem) |
| Age at first attack | 17 years | 28 years | 3 years | 9 years | 8 years | 21 years |
| No. of attacks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Muscle | Soleus | Deltoid | Soleus | Soleus | Deltoid | – |
| Clinically affected? | Yes | Yes | No | No | Probably yes | |
| Sural nerve | + | − | + | + | − | (Brachial plexus) |
| Clinically affected? | Yes | No | No | |||
| Time between biopsy | Muscle: 2 weeks | 6 months | 1 year | Acute† | Acute† | >30 years † |
| and last attack | Nerve: 2 years | |||||
| Clinical features of last attack | Bilateral BP+right LSP | Bilateral upper BP | Right upper BP+posterior cord | Right upper BP | Right upper BP | Upper and medial BP |
