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 items | Before treatment* | After treatment* |
| (1) Walking, side-to-side imbalance | 3 | 1 | (2) Walking, front-to-back imbalance | 3 | 0 | (3) Walking, wide base | 3 | 1 | (4) Instability while standing (feet apart) | 3 | 0 | (5) Difficulty achieving standing position | 2 | 0 | (6) Truncal instability while sitting | 2 | 0 | (7) Targeting difficulty | 3 | 1 | (8) Difficulty grasping with one hand | 1 | 1 | (9) Difficulty with pincer grasp | 2 | 0 | (10) Abnormal eye movements while tracking (fixation) | 2 | 0 | (11) Abnormal eye movements while resting | 2 | 0 | (12) Speech abnormality (dysarthria) | 2 | 2 |
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Scores were from 0 to 3 (0: normal, 1: mild, 2: moderate, 3: severe).
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