Table 1.
Clinical, hematologic and electrophysiological characteristics.
| Normal range | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | |||
| Age (years) | 73 | 64 | 56 | |||
| Hematocrit (0.356–0.47) | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.55 | |||
| Hemoglobin (119–157 g/L) | 175 | 183 | 170 | |||
| Erytrocite (3.86–5.08×1012/L) | 5.8 | 8.26 | 6.0 | |||
| Duration of symptoms months | 72 | 30 | 3 | |||
| Motor symptoms | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| Sensory symptoms | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Right | Left | Right | Left | Right | Left | |
| M amplitude (milivolts) ≥5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Distal motor latency (miliseconds) ≤5 | 5.55 | 5.65 | 5.50 | 5.30 | 4.85 | 4.45 |
| Peroneal nerve velocity (meters/seconds) ≥45 | 37.3 | 38.8 | 43.3 | 42.0 | 43.1 | 44.1 |
| Neural amplitude (microvolts) ≥5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| Distal sensory latency (miliseconds) ≤2.5 | 2.55 | 2.65 | 2.20 | 2.30 | 3.30 | 3.25 |
| Sural nerve velocity (meters/seconds) ≥40 | 36.7 | 35.2 | 40.5 | 40.6 | 36.5 | 37.2 |