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. 2016 Feb 11;6:20963. doi: 10.1038/srep20963

Table 4. Comparison of clinical features between AMAN and AIDP patients.

Variables AMAN AIDP P-value
HFGS score at nadir 2.8 (1–5) 1.8 (1–3) 0.018
HFGS score at discharge 2.5 (0–4) 1.3 (1–2) 0.013
MRC sum score at nadir 31.2 (4–55) 38.6 (18–51) 0.28
MRC sum score at discharge 34.7 (4–55) 46.5 (20–53) 0.039
Ventilation ratio (5/24) 20.8% (1/12) 8.3% 0.34
Electrophysiological findings Axonal damage Demyelination NS
Protein level in CSF (g/L) 1.18 (0.35–2.88) 0.98 (0.46–2.01) 0.71
Immunoglobulin in CSF (mg/L) 165.9 (35.4–425) 140.7 (35.4–406) 0.78

HFGS, Hughes Functional Grading Scale; MRC sum, Medical Research Council.