Table 3.

The sensory and motor outcome of 8 patients with incomplete cervical cord injury receiving erythropoietin or placebo

Variable	Erythropoietin (n=3)	Placebo (n=5)	p -value
Age (years)	47.33 ± 23.6	50.6 ± 18.6	0.896
Left upper motor on admission	16.0 ± 2.64	15.0 ± 4.52	0.999
Right upper motor on admission	16.0 ± 2.64	17.6 ± 7.05	0.999
Left lower motor on admission	18.0 ± 6.24	18.80 ± 6.18	0.506
Right lower motor on admission	9.66 ± 8.50	18.80 ± 6.18	---
Left light touch on admission	38.66 ± 11.54	41.4 ± 12.46	0.931
Right light touch on admission	35.33 ± 57.77	42.2 ± 10.37	0.93
Left pinprick on admission	38.66 ± 11.54	48.8 ± 9.85	0.931
Right pinprick on admission	35.33 ± 5.77	47.6 ± 9.09	0.931
Left upper motor after 12 months	24.33 ± 1.15	24.4 ±1.34	0.946
Right upper motor after 12 months	24.33 ± 1.15	24.0 ± 2.23	0.822
Left lower motor after 12 months	24.33 ± 1.15	22.8 ± 4.91	0.625
Right lower motor after 12 months	22.33 ± 3.05	22.8 ± 4.91	0.889
Left light touch after 12 months	57.0 ± 1.73	52.6 ± 7.6	0.375
Right light touch after 12 months	50.33 ± 9.81	52.8 ± 7.15	0.693
Left pinprick after 12 months	56.0 ± 0.0	52.6 ± 7.6	0.482
Right pinprick after 12 months	50.33 ± 9.81	53.0 ± 6.7	0.659