Table 2

Strength of muscle groups of 4 HIBM patients at baseline and after IVIG treatment.

Hip Flexion
 Ankle Dorsiflexion
 Elbow
 Wrist
 Hand






Flexion
 Extension
 Flexion
 Extension
 Grip
 Pinch
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
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%)
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%)

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.

Sparks et al. BMC Neurology 2007 7:3   doi:10.1186/1471-2377-7-3