How do decide on extending an NCS for a suspected CIDP patient but so-far negative testing?
Do you find value in testing bilateral limbs or additional nerves even if there is no correlated clinical weakness? Do you break from the test to ultrasound before continuing more extensive testing?
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Neurology · University of Minnesota
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In a patient with suspected CIDP, when nerve conduction studies of 1 upper and 1 lower limb do not show sufficient abnormalities to meet the EAN 2021 diagnostic criteria, I would test at least 1 more limb, and preferably the contralateral upper limb. Some colleagues would test all 4 limbs in this co...
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