Table 1.
Inpatient examination | Postdischarge follow-up | ||
Tone | Hand | Absent | Reduced |
Wrist | Absent | Reduced | |
Elbow | Absent | Reduced | |
Strength (MRC scale)† | Triceps | 0/5 | 4/5 |
Biceps | 2/5 | * | |
Supinator | 2/5 | 4/5 | |
Wrist extensors | 0/5 | 0/5 | |
Finger extensors | 0/5 | 0/5 | |
Wrist flexors | 3/5 | 4/5 | |
Finger flexors superficial | 3/5 | 4/5 | |
Finger flexors deep | 3/5 | 4/5 | |
Interossei | 3/5 | 4-/5 | |
Abductor digiti minimi | * | 4-/5 | |
Abductor pollicis brevis | * | 2/5 | |
Reflexes | Biceps | Reduced | Absent |
Brachioradialis | Absent | Absent | |
Triceps | Absent | Absent | |
Sensation | Pin | Reduced | Reduced |
Vibration | * | Absent in the left elbow | |
Proprioception | * | Absent in the left wrist |
*Not documented on examination.
†Medical Research Council.