Clinical Study
Myanmarese Neuropathy: Clinical Description of Acute Peripheral Neuropathy Detected among Myanmarese Refugees in Malaysia
Table 4
The laboratory and electrophysiology features of Myanmarese patients.
| | Laboratory results | Number of patients
(%) | Chin () | Rohingya () | Rakhine Muslim () |
| | Haemoglobin | | Low | 2/24 (8.3%) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | Mean corpuscular volume | | (i) Low | 7/24 (29.1%) | 5 | 1 | 1 | | (ii) Normal | 17/24 (70.8%) | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| | Liver function | | (i) Low albumin | 4/24 (16.7%) | 1 | 3 | 0 | | (ii) Elevated ALT | 12/24 (50%) | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| | Serum folate | | Low | 6/17 (35.3%) | 3/8 (37.5%) | 3/7 (42.8%) | 1/3 (33%) |
| | Serum vitamin B12 | | (i) Low | 6/19 (31.5%) | 3/9 | 3/8 | 0/2 | | (ii) Borderline low | 6/19 (31.5%) | 3/9 | 2/8 | 1/2 |
| | Electrophysiology |
| | Motor-sensory axonal polyneuropathy | 19/24 (79.2%) | 10 | 8 | 1 | | Pure motor axonal polyneuropathy | 5/24 (20.8%) | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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