Prognostic value of nerve ultrasonography: A prospective multicenter study on the natural history of chronic inflammatory neuropathies.
Johan A TellemanIngrid J T HerraetsHendrik Stephan GoedeeRuben P A van EijkCamiel VerhammeFilip EftimovDoris Lieba-SamalJan Thies van AsseldonkLeonard H van den BergWillem Ludo van der PolLeo H VisserPublished in: European journal of neurology (2021)
The present study indicates that the natural course of nerve size development in CIDP and MMN is heterogeneous, and that the prognostic value of sonographic nerve enlargement is limited. It had some predictive effect in patients with MMN. Further research in specific subgroups of chronic inflammatory neuropathy is necessary to determine the usefulness of nerve ultrasonography after the diagnostic phase.