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Symptoms at presentationa Paresthesia lower limbs: 6/10 (60%) Pain (back and legs): 5/10 (50%) Lower extremity motor weakness: 7/10 (70%) Urinary incontinence: 4/10 (40%) Bowel incontinence: 2/10 (20%) Treatment received Steroids: 9 IvIg: 1 Hyperbaric oxygen: 2 Plasmapheresis: 2 Bevacizumab (Avastin): 1 Mean duration of clinical follow-up (mo) 22 (range: 4–162) Clinical course on follow-up (available in 7 patients) Improved with some sequelae: 5 Progressive: 2 Resolved: 0
Note:—IvIg indicates intravenous immunoglobulin.
↵a Detailed clinical examination was not available for 1 patient. Hence, only 10 patients were included for evaluation of the clinical course.