Uniform demyelination and more severe axonal loss distinguish POEMS syndrome from CIDP
Mauermann ML, Sorenson EJ, Dispenzieri A, et al.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry · 2012
Key Findings
- ●POEMS shows uniform demyelination (intermediate segments) vs multifocal in CIDP
- ●Greater axonal loss in POEMS than CIDP
- ●Less temporal dispersion and conduction block in POEMS
- ●Terminal latency index may distinguish the two disorders
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Validation history
Full log →No validation events recorded yet. Source will be checked on the next kipine-source-validator run.
ID: pmid-22396441DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2011-301472PMID: 22396441