a significant trendp = 0.045
The proportion of patients achieving full MRC score within one week also showed a significant trend among the groups (EFG group, 80%; PE group, 50%; IVIg group,12.5%, p = 0.045). the proportion of unaided walking patients in EFG group was higher than PE and IVIg group without statistically differences (80% vs. 50% vs. 37.5%, p = 0.39). the GBS-DS and INCAT scores in EFG group were slightly lower than PE and IVIg group.