Systematic Comparison of Muscle Ultrasound Thickness in Polyneuropathies and Other Neuromuscular Diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We have aimed to assess whether muscle thickness ultrasound (US) shows differences between patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), chronic axonal polyneuropathy (CAP), and other neuromuscular (NM) diseases compared to controls and to each other.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional study from September 2021 to June 2022. All subjects underwent quantitative sonographic evaluation of muscle thickness in eight relaxed muscles and four contracted muscles. Differences were assessed using multivariable linear regression, correcting for age and body mass index (BMI).

Results

The study cohort consisted of 65 healthy controls, and 95 patients: 31 with CIDP, 34 with CAP, and 30 with other NM diseases. Both relaxed and contracted musc

SUBMITTER: Alnajjar SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10444740 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature