Table 1.
Case | Sex/Age (y) | Comorbidity | Weight Loss (kg) (% Loss in the Last 3mo) |
Pronation Time (d) | MUST at Hospitalization | Nerve Injuries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M/40 | H | 20 (−18.3) | 17 | 2 | BIL axonotmesis C5 root; BIL axonotmesis ulnar nerve at elbow |
2 | M/55 | None | 8 (−10) | 7 | 0 | BIL neurapraxia of ulnar nerve at elbow |
3 | M/47 | None | 10 (−11.2) | 19 | 0 | L axonotmesis of ulnar nerve at elbow |
4 | M/51 | D | 10 (−13.3) | 14 | 2 | L brachial plexopathy |
5 | M/61 | TT | 20 (−18.1) | 9 | 2 | L lumbosacral plexopathy or L4-L5-S1 radiculopathy; R brachial plexopathy or C5-C6-C7 radiculopathy |
6 | M/76 | H, D, CRF | 17 (−18.2) | 16 | 2 | R neurapraxia of ulnar nerve at elbow; R axonotmesis of peroneal nerve at the popliteal fossa/fibular head |
7 | M/43 | H | 10 (−12) | 13 | 2 | R axonotmesis of ulnar nerve at elbow |
Abbreviations: BIL, bilateral; CRF, chronic renal failure; D, diabetes mellitus; H, hypertension; L, left; M, male; MUST, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool; O, obesity; R, right; TT, thalassemia trait.