Elevated Vibration Perception Thresholds in CIDP Patients Indicate More Severe Neuropathy and Lower Treatment Response Rates

Alon Abraham; Hana Albulaihe; Majed Alabdali; Mohammad Qrimli; Ari Breiner; Carolina Barnett; Hans D. Katzberg; Leif E. Lovblom; Bruce A. Perkins; Vera Bril

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0139689

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Elevated Vibration Perception Thresholds in CIDP Patients Indicate More Severe Neuropathy and Lower Treatment Response Rates

Alon Abraham,

Affiliation Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Hana Albulaihe,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Majed Alabdali,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, King Fahad Hospital of the University, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Mohammad Qrimli,

Affiliation Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Ari Breiner,

Affiliation Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Carolina Barnett,

Affiliation Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Hans D. Katzberg,

Affiliation Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Leif E. Lovblom,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai, Hospital and Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Bruce A. Perkins,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai, Hospital and Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Vera Bril

* E-mail: vera.bril@utoronto.ca

Affiliation Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Elevated Vibration Perception Thresholds in CIDP Patients Indicate More Severe Neuropathy and Lower Treatment Response Rates

Alon Abraham,
Hana Albulaihe,
Majed Alabdali,
Mohammad Qrimli,
Ari Breiner,
Carolina Barnett,
Hans D. Katzberg,
Leif E. Lovblom,
Bruce A. Perkins,
Vera Bril

Published: November 6, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139689

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