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April 07, 2020; 94 (14) Article

Nerve ultrasound improves detection of treatment-responsive chronic inflammatory neuropathies

Ingrid J.T. Herraets, H. Stephan Goedee, Johan A. Telleman, Ruben P.A. van Eijk, J. Thies van Asseldonk, Leo H. Visser, Leonard H. van den Berg, W. Ludo van der Pol
First published January 20, 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000008978
Ingrid J.T. Herraets
From the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (I.J.T.H., H.S.G., J.A.T., R.P.A.v.E., L.H.v.d.B., W.L.v.d.P.), UMC Utrecht Brain Center Rudolf Magnus; Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (I.J.T.H., J.A.T., J.T.v.A., L.H.V.), Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital Tilburg; and Biostatistics & Research Support (R.P.A.v.E.), Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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H. Stephan Goedee
From the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (I.J.T.H., H.S.G., J.A.T., R.P.A.v.E., L.H.v.d.B., W.L.v.d.P.), UMC Utrecht Brain Center Rudolf Magnus; Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (I.J.T.H., J.A.T., J.T.v.A., L.H.V.), Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital Tilburg; and Biostatistics & Research Support (R.P.A.v.E.), Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Johan A. Telleman
From the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (I.J.T.H., H.S.G., J.A.T., R.P.A.v.E., L.H.v.d.B., W.L.v.d.P.), UMC Utrecht Brain Center Rudolf Magnus; Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (I.J.T.H., J.A.T., J.T.v.A., L.H.V.), Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital Tilburg; and Biostatistics & Research Support (R.P.A.v.E.), Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Ruben P.A. van Eijk
From the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (I.J.T.H., H.S.G., J.A.T., R.P.A.v.E., L.H.v.d.B., W.L.v.d.P.), UMC Utrecht Brain Center Rudolf Magnus; Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (I.J.T.H., J.A.T., J.T.v.A., L.H.V.), Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital Tilburg; and Biostatistics & Research Support (R.P.A.v.E.), Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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J. Thies van Asseldonk
From the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (I.J.T.H., H.S.G., J.A.T., R.P.A.v.E., L.H.v.d.B., W.L.v.d.P.), UMC Utrecht Brain Center Rudolf Magnus; Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (I.J.T.H., J.A.T., J.T.v.A., L.H.V.), Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital Tilburg; and Biostatistics & Research Support (R.P.A.v.E.), Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Leo H. Visser
From the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (I.J.T.H., H.S.G., J.A.T., R.P.A.v.E., L.H.v.d.B., W.L.v.d.P.), UMC Utrecht Brain Center Rudolf Magnus; Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (I.J.T.H., J.A.T., J.T.v.A., L.H.V.), Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital Tilburg; and Biostatistics & Research Support (R.P.A.v.E.), Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Leonard H. van den Berg
From the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (I.J.T.H., H.S.G., J.A.T., R.P.A.v.E., L.H.v.d.B., W.L.v.d.P.), UMC Utrecht Brain Center Rudolf Magnus; Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (I.J.T.H., J.A.T., J.T.v.A., L.H.V.), Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital Tilburg; and Biostatistics & Research Support (R.P.A.v.E.), Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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W. Ludo van der Pol
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Nerve ultrasound improves detection of treatment-responsive chronic inflammatory neuropathies
Ingrid J.T. Herraets, H. Stephan Goedee, Johan A. Telleman, Ruben P.A. van Eijk, J. Thies van Asseldonk, Leo H. Visser, Leonard H. van den Berg, W. Ludo van der Pol
Neurology Apr 2020, 94 (14) e1470-e1479; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000008978

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vol. 94 no. 14 e1470-e1479
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000008978
PubMed: 
31959710

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received July 23, 2019
  • Accepted in final form November 7, 2019
  • First Published January 20, 2020.

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    1. Ingrid J.T. Herraets, MD*,
    2. H. Stephan Goedee, MD, PhD*,
    3. Johan A. Telleman, MD*,
    4. Ruben P.A. van Eijk, MD,
    5. J. Thies van Asseldonk, MD, PhD,
    6. Leo H. Visser, MD, PhD,
    7. Leonard H. van den Berg, MD, PhD and
    8. W. Ludo van der Pol, MD, PhD
  1. Ingrid J.T. Herraets, MD*,
  2. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    Legal Proceedings:
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  3. H. Stephan Goedee, MD, PhD*,
  4. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. Travel grand and speaker from Shire/Baxalta/Takeda. This entity had no rol in any of the aspects described in the manuscript (study design, data acquisition, analysis, drafting and revision of manuscript).

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  5. Johan A. Telleman, MD*,
  6. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  7. Ruben P.A. van Eijk, MD,
  8. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

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    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
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    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
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    Legal Proceedings:
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  9. J. Thies van Asseldonk, MD, PhD,
  10. Scientific Advisory Boards:
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
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    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
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    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
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    Legal Proceedings:
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  11. Leo H. Visser, MD, PhD,
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. (1) Merck Serono (2) Genzyme Sanofi (3) Teva (4) Novartis

    Speakers' Bureaus:
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    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

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    1. (1) ZonMw Topzorg, Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

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    1. Prinses Beatrix Spierfonds

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  13. Leonard H. van den Berg, MD, PhD and
  14. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. Scientific Advisory Boards of Biogen, Cytokinetics, Wave Life Sciences, Treeway, Genentech.

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. Octapharma, Takeda

    Editorial Boards:
    1. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry Neuromuscular Disorders

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    1. NONE

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    Employment, Commercial Entity:
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    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other activities:
    1. received an educational grant from Shire

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. The Netherlands ALS Foundation; Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (Vici scheme, JPND)

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  15. W. Ludo van der Pol, MD, PhD
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    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. Non-profit entity: SAB SMA EuropeMy employer received compensation from:Commercial: Data Monitoring Committee Novartis (Branaplam)Commercial: Scientific Advisory Board Biogen (Nusinersen) Commercial: Scientific Advisory Board Avexis (Zolgensma)

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  1. From the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (I.J.T.H., H.S.G., J.A.T., R.P.A.v.E., L.H.v.d.B., W.L.v.d.P.), UMC Utrecht Brain Center Rudolf Magnus; Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (I.J.T.H., J.A.T., J.T.v.A., L.H.V.), Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital Tilburg; and Biostatistics & Research Support (R.P.A.v.E.), Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands.
  1. Correspondence
    Dr. van der Pol w.l.vanderpol{at}umcutrecht.nl
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