Table 2 Comparison between the mean of the MRC, HFMS and Barthel index scores in the first evaluation and the subsequent evaluations in the 22 SMA patients treated with VPA.
Evaluation | MRC | HFMS | Barthel |
|---|---|---|---|
1 × 2 | -0.0 ± 0.4 (p = 0.999) | -0.8 ± 0.4 (p = 0.038) | -0.0 ± 0.7 (p = 0.999) |
1 × 3 | -0.1 ± 0.6 (p = 0.947) | -1.0 ± 0.5 (p = 0.056) | -1.3 ± 0.9 (p = 1.53) |
1 × 4 | -0.4 ± 0.7 (p = 0.600) | -1.4 ± 0.6 (p = 0.039) | -2.3 ± 1.1 (p = 0.043) |
1 × 5 | -1.0 ± 0.8 (p = 0.267) | -1.4 ± 0.7 (0.063) | -2.7 ± 1.3 (p = 0.045) |