Case Report

Clinical Responses to Rituximab in a Case of Neuroblastoma with Refractory Opsoclonus Myoclonus Ataxia Syndrome

Table 1

Effects of rituximab on motor performance: a comparison of OMS evaluation scale scores before and after treatment.

Scale itemsBefore treatment*After treatment*

(1) Walking, side-to-side imbalance31
(2) Walking, front-to-back imbalance30
(3) Walking, wide base31
(4) Instability while standing (feet apart)30
(5) Difficulty achieving standing position20
(6) Truncal instability while sitting20
(7) Targeting difficulty31
(8) Difficulty grasping with one hand11
(9) Difficulty with pincer grasp20
(10) Abnormal eye movements while tracking (fixation)20
(11) Abnormal eye movements while resting20
(12) Speech abnormality (dysarthria)22

Scores were from 0 to 3 (0: normal, 1: mild, 2: moderate, 3: severe).