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Table 1 Descriptive and clinical characteristics of patients with ALS

From: Evaluation of F wave and split hand index in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Characteristics

 

Age (years)

54.5 (28–70)

Sex

 Females

11 (50%)

 Males

11 (50%)

Disease duration (months)

15.3 (6–24)

Disease onset

 Bulbar-onset

11 (50%)

 Limb-onset

11 (50%)

El Escorial criteria

 

 Definite ALS

15 (68%)

 Probable ALS

7 (32%)

MRC scale of ADM muscle

 Grade 3

3 (13.5%)

 Grade 4

16 (73%)

 Grade 5

3 (13.5%)

MRC scale of APB muscle

 Grade 2

1 (4.5%)

 Grade 3

18 (81.9%)

 Grade 4

3 (13.6%)

MRC scale of FDI muscle

 Grade 2

3 (13.6%)

 Grade 3

17 (77.3%)

 Grade 4

2 (9.1%)

ALSFRS score

41.5 (36-45)

  1. The data are presented in number and percent except for sex, disease duration, and ALSFRS-R
  2. ALS amyotrophic sclerosis, MRC medical research council, ADM abductor digiti minimi, APB abductor pollicis brevis, FDI first dorsal interosseous, ALSFRS-R amyotrophic sclerosis functional rating scale