Table 3. Neurological manifestations and laboratory findings in patients with laboratory-confirmed MERS.

	Patient 1	Patient 2	Patient 3	Patient 4
Neurological symptoms	Hypersomnolence and weakness in all four limbs	Tingling/pain in both hands and below the knees, and weakness in both legs	Tingling in distal parts of both hands and feet	Tingling in both hands
Days after MERS onset	Unclear*	16	20	21
Neurological examination
Cranial nerves	Ptosis and ophthalmoplegia	Normal	Normal	Normal
Motor	Weakness in all four limbs	Proximal dominant weakness in both legs	Normal	Normal
Sensory	Normal	Normal	Hypesthesia in distal parts of all four limbs	Normal
Deep tendon reflex	Hyporeflexia in all four limbs	Hyporeflexia in both legs	Hyporeflexia in both legs	Normal
Cerebellar function	Limb ataxia	Normal	Normal	Normal
Laboratory findings
CSF	Normal	NA	NA	NA
NCS	Normal	Normal	Normal	NA
Peak serum creatine kinase, U/L	45	48	99	NA

^*Neurological symptoms were detected 24 days after the initial onset of respiratory symptoms.

CSF: cerebrospinal fluid, MERS: Middle East respiratory syndrome, NA: not available, NCS: nerve conduction study.