Table 1.
Muscle strength and reflexes before and after IVIG therapy
| D1 | D2 | D3a | D4 | D5 | D8b | D9 | D10 | D11 | D12 | D28 | ||
| RUE | MS | 4/5 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| REF | +1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | + 1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | |
| LUE | MS | 3/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| REF | +1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | + 1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | |
| RLE | MS | 4/5 | 3/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| REF | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | + 1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | |
| PLA | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | WNL | WNL | WNL | |
| LLE | MS | 4/5 | 2/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| REF | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | + 1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | |
| PLA | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | WNL | WNL | WNL |
aPlasmapheresis was started on day 3 after admission and stopped on day 6.
bIVIG was started on day 8 after admission.
IVIG = intravenous immunoglobulin; LLE = left lower extremity; LUE = left upper extremity; RLE = right lower extremity; RUE = right upper extremity; MS = muscle strength; PLA = plantar reflex; REF = tendon reflexes; WNL = within normal limits.