Table 2.

The sensory and motor outcome of 12 patients with complete cervical cord injury receiving erythropoietin or placebo

Variable	Erythropoietin (n=8)	Placebo (n=4)	p -value
Age (years)	33.25 ± 11.7	34.25 ± 13.5	0.896
Left upper motor on admission	12.5 ± 6.14	12.5 ± 5.44	0.999
Right upper motor on admission	12.5 ± 6.14	12.5 ± 5.44	0.999
Left lower motor on admission	2.87 ± 8.13	0.0	0.506
Right lower motor on admission	0.0	0.0	---
Left light touch on admission	19.25 ±7.9	18.75 ± 11.78	0.931
Right light touch on admission	19.25 ± 7.9	18.78 ± 11.78	0.93
Left pinprick on admission	19.25 ± 7.9	18.75 ± 11.78	0.931
Right pinprick on admission	19.25 ± 7.9	18.75 ± 11.78	0.931
Left upper motor after 12 months	22.75 ± 3.15	20.25 ± 2.98	0.946
Right upper motor after 12 months	22.0 ± 3.07	20.0 ± 3.46	0.822
Left lower motor after 12 months	5.75 ± 9.11	3.0 ± 4.76	0.625
Right lower motor after 12 months	5.12 ± 7.66	30 ± 4.76	0.889
Left light touch after 12 months	34.87 ± 12.3	37.7 ± 21.54	0.375
Right light touch after 12 months	34.25 ± 12.2	37.5 ± 21.91	0.693
Left pinprick after 12 months	34.87 ± 21.32	38.25 ± 21.17	0.482
Right pinprick after 12 months	34.25 ± 12.2	38.0 ± 21.55	0.659