Table 3

Electrophysiological data according to treatment

Time (months)IVIg (n=8)IFN-α (n=7)P value (Kruskal-Wallis)
Patients with absence of peroneal 053
 CAMP (n)643
Patients with absence of ulnar011
 CAMP (n)611
Mean ulnar MNCV (m/s)032.1 (18.4)33.1 (15.0)
632.2 (16.9)33.3 (15.1)0.94
Mean ulnar DL (ms)08.8 (7.3)5.4 (3.0)
67.4 (5.9)6.6 (2.4)0.73
Patients with absence of sural 055
 SNAP (n)675
Patients with absence of median045
 SNAP (n)672
  • Values in parentheses are SD.

  • CAMP = Compound muscle action potential, MNCV = motor nerve conduction velocity, DL = distal latency, SNAP = sensory nerve action potential.