Research Article

Peripheral Nerve Ultrasonography in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy and Multifocal Motor Neuropathy: Correlations with Clinical and Neurophysiological Data

Table 1

Control group ultrasonographic data (70 subjects).

NerveSiteAverage CSA (mm2)Standard deviation

PeronealPopliteal fossa 8.911.82
Fibular head7.422.11

TibialPopliteal fossa9.623.20
Ankle 8.892.05

SuralAnkle2.150.62

MedianWrist8.071.30
Middle third of the forearm7.051.98
Elbow9.621.45
Middle third of the arm8.501.67
10.331.22
Intranerve variability1.760.47
Side-to-side intranerve variability1.270.17

UlnarWrist4.821.04
Middle third of the forearm6.071.42
Elbow5.941.82
Middle third of the arm7.311.79
8.752.09
Intranerve variability 1.740.71
Side-to-side intranerve variability1.250.13

CSA: cross-sectional area.