Table 2 |
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Strength of muscle groups of 4 HIBM patients at baseline and after IVIG treatment. |
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Hip Flexion |
Ankle Dorsiflexion |
Elbow |
Wrist |
Hand |
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Flexion |
Extension |
Flexion |
Extension |
Grip |
Pinch |
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Baselinea,b |
3.21 ± 0.84 |
3.50 ± 2.15 |
4.71 ± 1.42 |
3.36 ± 1.09 |
5.24 ± 0.86 |
4.55 ± 0.46 |
7.43 ± 1.63 |
1.02 ± 0.22 |
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Post-Loadb |
3.93 ± 0.74 (+22%) |
2.53 ± 1.55 (-28%) |
5.56 ± 1.60 (+18%) |
3.30 + 0.98 (-2%) |
5.81 ± 1.07 (+11%) |
5.15 ± 0.58 (+13%) |
7.85 ± 1.65 (+6%) |
1.03 ± 0.16 (+1%) |
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End of studyb |
3.63 ± 0.62 (+13%) |
4.28 ± 2.87 (+22%) |
5.45 ± 1.55 (+16%) |
3.36 ± 1.03 (0%) |
6.25 ± 1.15 (+19%) |
5.78 ± 0.93 (+27%) |
7.83 ± 1.59 (+5%) |
1.37 ± 0.25 (+35%) |
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aValues are given in kg as means ± SEM. Percent changes are in parentheses. Values for both the right and left sides were included in the analyses. bBaseline: Before treatment; Post-Load: Day 1 after IVIG load (1 g/kg × 2); End of study: 4 weeks after the initial IVIG load. |
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Sparks et al. BMC Neurology 2007 7:3 doi:10.1186/1471-2377-7-3 |
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