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SUBMITTER: Stettner M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4748316 | biostudies-other | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Stettner Mark M Hinrichs Lena L Guthoff Rainer R Bairov Silja S Petropoulos Ioannis N IN Warnke Clemens C Hartung Hans-Peter HP Malik Rayaz A RA Kieseier Bernd C BC
Annals of clinical and translational neurology 20151228 2
<h4>Objective</h4>There is an unmet need for better diagnostic tools to further delineate clinical subsets of heterogeneous chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) and multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) to facilitate treatment decisions. Corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) is a noninvasive and reproducible nerve imaging technique. This study evaluates the potential of CCM as a diagnostic surrogate in CIDP and MMN.<h4>Methods</h4>In a cross-sectional prospective approach, 18 ...[more]