Research Article

Clinical, Histological, and Immunohistochemical Findings in Inclusion Body Myositis

Table 1

Patient data, modified Rankin Scale (mRS), Barthel Index (BI) and impairment in activities of daily living (ADL) in 18 cases with sIBM.

CaseSexEthnicityOnsetEvolutionFallsDysphagiaWLDyspneaDSISmRSBIADL limitations
2013/201420152013/201420152013/20142015

1ME40401PPPPPPLLW444540moderatemoderate
2ME54245PPAPP4LW348555mildmoderate
3ME5291APAPPPLLW347555mildmoderate
4ME6577PPPAPDysphagia2U95UmildU
5ME5589PPPAAPLLW229585mildmild
6FE6163AAAAAPLLW337565mildmild
7MAf5591PPPAA4LW2210085independentmild
8FE53125PPPAAPLLW447555mildmoderate
9ME42101AAAAADULW229080mildmild
10FAf3899AAAPA1PULW337060mildmild
11ME66139PPPAP1DLLW229590mildmild
12ME6039PAAAA1DLLW229590mildmild
13FAs55126APPAA4LWU2U95Umild
14FE6596PAPAPPLLW229085mildmild
15FE7546PPAAA4LWU2U95Umild
16ME7324PPPPA1DLLWU3U80Umild
17FE6457PPAAA4LWU2U85Umild
18ME7560PAAAAPLLWU4U40Umoderate

Age of onset of symptoms in years. Time to disease progression in months. Postural instability or falls. WL = weight loss preceding or at onset of the disease. F = female. M = male. As = Asian. E = European. Af = African. DS = depressive symptoms. IS: initial symptom. P = present. A = absent. U = undone. PLLW = proximal lower limbs weakness. 4LW = uncharacterized weakness of the 4 limbs. DULW = distal upper limbs weakness. 1PULW = proximal weakness of one lower limb. 1DLLW: distal weakness of one lower limb.