Time (months) | IVIg (n=8) | IFN-α (n=7) | P value (Kruskal-Wallis) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Patients with absence of peroneal | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
CAMP (n) | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
Patients with absence of ulnar | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
CAMP (n) | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Mean ulnar MNCV (m/s) | 0 | 32.1 (18.4) | 33.1 (15.0) | |
6 | 32.2 (16.9) | 33.3 (15.1) | 0.94 | |
Mean ulnar DL (ms) | 0 | 8.8 (7.3) | 5.4 (3.0) | |
6 | 7.4 (5.9) | 6.6 (2.4) | 0.73 | |
Patients with absence of sural | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
SNAP (n) | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Patients with absence of median | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
SNAP (n) | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Values in parentheses are SD.
CAMP = Compound muscle action potential, MNCV = motor nerve conduction velocity, DL = distal latency, SNAP = sensory nerve action potential.