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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Muscle Nerve. 2014 Sep 3;50(5):733–738. doi: 10.1002/mus.24227

Table 3.

Summary of Repeat Assessments by Remission

Subject Characteristic
Remission Failed Medication Taper

Value at: Value at:
Test N= Baseline Last
Follow-Up
N= Baseline Last
Follow-Up

Nerve Ultrasound: Average Nerve Size Index 13 158% (82–289) 114%** (87–158) 10 173% (111–461%) 203% (137–388)

Grip Strength 12 231N (4–454) 405N** (107–476) 7 311N (85–632) 298N (245–636)

Electro-diagnostics 10 Demyelinating Features Present 10 Demyelinating Features Present
N=10 N=3* N=9 N=9
*

P=0.02,

**

P≤0.009 compared to baseline. All values median (range) unless otherwise specified.

includes baseline studies performed prior to initial nerve ultrasound. Demyelinating features of motor nerve conduction studies include conduction block, very slowed conduction velocity, very prolonged distal latency, or increased temporal dispersion.21