Sensory nerve conduction slowing is a specific marker for CIDP

Julian A. Bragg; Michael G. Benatar

doi:10.1002/mus.21186

Sensory nerve conduction slowing is a specific marker for CIDP

Julian A. Bragg, Michael G. Benatar

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Abstract

Most current diagnostic criteria for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) do not make use of sensory nerve conduction studies (NCSs). To investigate if surface sensory NCSs are clinically relevant in differentiating CIDP from axonal polyneuropathy, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients referred for electrodiagnostic testing to evaluate for CIDP. We found that sensory conduction velocity (CV) slowing is a highly specific, albeit insensitive, marker for differentiating CIDP from axonal polyneuropathy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1599-1603
Number of pages	5
Journal	Muscle and Nerve
Volume	38
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.21186
State	Published - Dec 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Demyelination
Nerve conduction studies
Sensory conduction velocity
Sensory nerves

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Clinical Neurology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Physiology (medical)
Physiology

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