Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: update on diagnosis, immunopathogenesis and treatment

HC Lehmann, D Burke, S Kuwabara - Journal of Neurology …, 2019 - jnnp.bmj.com
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune-mediated
neuropathy typically characterised by symmetrical involvement, and proximal as well as …

New technologies for the assessment of neuropathies

R Gasparotti, L Padua, C Briani, G Lauria - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2017 - nature.com
Technical advances are rapidly changing the clinical and instrumental approach to
peripheral nerve diseases. Magnetic resonance neurography, diffusion tensor imaging and …

Nerve ultrasound in polyneuropathies

JA Telleman, A Grimm, S Goedee, LH Visser… - Muscle & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasound can be used to visualize pathology in the peripheral nerves of patients with
polyneuropathy. Nerve enlargement is the most frequent pathology, but other abnormalities …

Indications for neuromuscular ultrasound: Expert opinion and review of the literature

FO Walker, MS Cartwright, KE Alter, LH Visser… - Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the last two decades, dozens of applications have emerged for ultrasonography in
neuromuscular disorders. We wanted to measure its impact on practice in laboratories …

Diffusion tensor imaging in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: diagnostic accuracy and correlation with electrophysiology

M Kronlage, K Pitarokoili, D Schwarz… - Investigative …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Purpose The aims of this study were to assess diagnostic accuracy of diffusion tensor
imaging (DTI) in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), to correlate DTI …

Nerve ultrasound normal values–Readjustment of the ultrasound pattern sum score UPSS

A Grimm, H Axer, B Heiling, N Winter - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Reference values are crucial for nerve ultrasound. Here, we reevaluated normal
nerve and fascicle cross-sectional area (CSA) values in humans and compared them to …

Nerve ultrasound for diagnosing chronic inflammatory neuropathy: a multicenter validation study

IJT Herraets, HS Goedee, JA Telleman, RPA van Eijk… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To validate the diagnostic accuracy of a previously described short sonographic
protocol to identify chronic inflammatory neuropathy (CIN), including chronic inflammatory …

Nerve ultrasound as helpful tool in polyneuropathies

M Kramer, A Grimm, N Winter, M Dörner… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Polyneuropathies (PNP) are a broad field of diseases affecting millions of
people. While the symptoms presented are mostly similar, underlying causes are abundant …

Peripheral nerve ultrasound scoring systems: benchmarking and comparative analysis

A Grimm, TW Rattay, N Winter, H Axer - Journal of neurology, 2017 - Springer
Ultrasound of the nerves is an additive diagnostic tool to evaluate polyneuropathy. Recently,
the need for standardized scoring systems has widely been discussed; different scores are …

Nerve ultrasound as follow‐up tool in treated multifocal motor neuropathy

TW Rattay, N Winter, BF Décard… - European journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose High‐resolution ultrasound is a valuable tool in supporting the
diagnosis of multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) but longitudinal data under therapy are …