Table 2 Clinical findings in patients with axonal and demyelinating polyneuropathies
From: Clinical and neurophysiological correlation in axonal and demyelinating polyneuropathy
Axonal polyneuropathy | Demyelinating polyneuropathy | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 46.5 ± 17.3 | 42 ± 18.3 |
Sex (male/female) | 20/16 | 14/9 |
Muscle wasting, n (%) | ||
Upper limbs | 9 (25%) | 6 (25%) |
Lower limbs | 15 (41.7%) | 7 (30.4%) |
Motor weakness, n (%) | ||
Facial | 9 (25%) | 13 (56.5%) |
Bulbar | 4 (11.1%) | 4 (17.4%) |
Upper limbs | 28 (77.8%) | 21 (91.3%) |
Lower limbs | 36 (100%) | 23 (100%) |
Hypo/areflexia, n (%) | ||
Upper limbs | 24 (66.7%) | 21 (91.3%) |
Lower limbs | 36 (100%) | 23 (100%) |
Distal loss/reduction of pin prick sensation, n (%) | ||
Upper limbs | 24 (66.7%) | 18 (78.3%) |
Lower limbs | 34 (94.4%) | 22 (95.7%) |
Loss/reduction of vibration sense at ankles (medial malleolus), n (%) | 34 (94.4%) | 22 (95.7%) |