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The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Table 1 The neurological scores at admission and one month after treatment for both groups (means ± standard deviations)

From: Guillain–Barre syndrome: small-volume plasmapheresis versus intravenous immunoglobulin—3rd level hospital experience

 

SVP group

IVIg group

Mean score

Admission

1 month

Admission

1 month

Hughes

3.7 ± 1.0

2.1 ± 1.6

4.0 ± 1.0

2.3 ± 1.4

MRC UL

2.9 ± 1.2

3.9 ± 1.3

2.8 ± 1.5

4.2 ± 1.0

MRC LL

2.0 ± 1.3

3.43 ± 1.4

2.1 ± 1.2

3.5 ± 1.1

MRC sum score

29.8 ± 13.1

45.4 ± 15.3

31.0 ± 15.2

45.7 ± 12.6

  1. SVP small-volume plasmapheresis
  2. IVIg intravenous immunoglobulin
  3. MRC Medical Research Council
  4. UL upper limbs
  5. LL lower limbs
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