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No. (%) No. 53 Mean (SD) age 65.0 (10.8) No. (%) male 43 (81.1) Mean delay in diagnosis (mo) 9.2 ± 11.1 Symptoms at presentation Bilateral motor symptoms 48 (90.6) Sensory symptoms 20 (37.7) Bowel or bladder symptoms 13 (24.5) Focal unilateral motor deficit 3 (5.7) Initial working diagnosis Spinal stenosis 13 (24.5) Myelopathy NOS 10 (18.9) Transverse myelitis 9 (17.0) Ischemic myelopathy 4 (7.6) Peripheral neuropathy 3 (5.7) Myopathy 2 (3.8) NMO 2 (3.8) CIDP 2 (3.8) Other 8 (15.1) Additional interventions Systemic steroids 18 (34.0) IVIG 5 (9.4) Surgery 6 (11.3) Biopsy 2 (3.8) Plasma exchange 4 (7.6) Rituximab 2 (3.8) No. of additional spine MRIs or CTs until diagnosis 1 10 (18.9) 2 8 (15.1) 3 12 (22.6) 4 12 (22.6) ≥5 11 (20.8)
Note:—NOS indicates not otherwise specified; NMO, neuromyelitis optica; CIDP, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.