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. 2020 Nov 25;102(3):359–362. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.10.131

Table 1.

Summary of clinical characteristics of the series

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.