Validity of diagnostic criteria for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: a multicentre European study.

Yusuf A. Rajabally (1) , Guillaume Nicolas (2) , Francoise Pieret (3) , Pierre Bouche (4) , Peter y K van den Bergh (3)

1 University Hospitals Leicester
2 CHU Angers - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers
3 UCL - Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain
4 Fédération de Neurophysiologie Clinique, Hôpital Salptrière

Diagnostic criteria for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) have variable sensitivity and specificity. Newly published criteria by Koski et al. [2009] combine clinical and electrophysiological components, either of which suffices to establish the diagnosis. European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society (EFNS/PNS) criteria [2006], require mandatory electrophysiology, as do other sets of criteria.

Mots clés: EMG; NEUROPATHY

Yusuf A. Rajabally, Guillaume Nicolas, Francoise Pieret, Pierre Bouche, Peter y K van den Bergh. Validity of diagnostic criteria for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: a multicentre European study.. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 2009, 80 (12), pp.1364. ⟨10.1136/jnnp.2009.179358⟩. ⟨hal-00552786⟩