About the Authors

Margot Geerts

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft

m.geerts@mumc.nl

Affiliation Department of Neurology, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Janneke G. J. Hoeijmakers

Contributed equally to this work with: Janneke G. J. Hoeijmakers, Brigitte A. B. Essers, Ingemar S. J. Merkies, Catharina G. Faber, Mariëlle E. J. B. Goossens

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Neurology, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Brigitte A. B. Essers

Contributed equally to this work with: Janneke G. J. Hoeijmakers, Brigitte A. B. Essers, Ingemar S. J. Merkies, Catharina G. Faber, Mariëlle E. J. B. Goossens

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Ingemar S. J. Merkies

Contributed equally to this work with: Janneke G. J. Hoeijmakers, Brigitte A. B. Essers, Ingemar S. J. Merkies, Catharina G. Faber, Mariëlle E. J. B. Goossens

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Neurology, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Neurology, Curacao Medical Center, Willemstad, Curacao

Catharina G. Faber

Contributed equally to this work with: Janneke G. J. Hoeijmakers, Brigitte A. B. Essers, Ingemar S. J. Merkies, Catharina G. Faber, Mariëlle E. J. B. Goossens

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Neurology, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Mariëlle E. J. B. Goossens

Contributed equally to this work with: Janneke G. J. Hoeijmakers, Brigitte A. B. Essers, Ingemar S. J. Merkies, Catharina G. Faber, Mariëlle E. J. B. Goossens

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Research & Department of Clinical Psychological Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Janneke G.J. Hoeijmakers reports a grant from the Prinses Beatrix Spierfonds (W.OK17-09), outside the submitted work. Catharina G. Faber reports grants from European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant for PAIN-Net, Molecule-to-man pain network (grant no. 721841), grants from Prinses Beatrix Spierfonds, grants from Grifols and Lamepro for a trial on IVIg in small fiber neuropathy, other from Steering committees/advisory board for studies in small fiber neuropathy of Biogen/Convergence and Vertex, outside the submitted work. Ingemar S.J. Merkies reports grants and non-financial support from Grifols, grants from Lamepro, during the conduct of the study; other from Participation in steering committees of the Talecris ICE Study, CSL Behring, LFB, Novartis, Octapharma, Biotest and UCB, outside the submitted work.