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

Grade Bcohort

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

Referenced in (1 disease)

ID: pmid-22396441DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2011-301472PMID: 22396441