Table 11.2 Improvements in Patient 1 after seven months of prednisone treatment

Month CPK (lU/ml) MVC (lbs) T1 M ATP (mmol-kg-1) PCr (mmol-kg) P/PCr ratio Work/energy cost
1 4,962 15 1,890 4.2 13.6 0.49 7.1
7 63 40 1,265 6.9 23.6 0.31 32.3
Normal juvenile 30-210 32±5 1,083 ±26 6.6±0.3 25.5 ±1.2 0.27±0.02 29.9±5.3

Notes

Laboratory and metabolic values for Patient 1. Normal values are mean ± SEM for six healthy control subjects. T1 values are taken from VL.