Table 1.
Studies of polyneuropathy patients with percentages of idiopathic cases.
Authors | PN Patients | Idiopathic patients |
---|---|---|
Prineas (1970) | 278 | 107(38%) |
Dyck et al. (1981) | 205 | 49(24%) |
Fagius (1983) | 91 | 67(74%) |
Konig et al. (1984) | 70 | 10(14%) |
McLeod et al. (1984) | 519 | 67 (13%) |
Corvisier et al. (1987) | 432 | 48(11%) |
Notermans et al. (1993) | 500 | 75(10%) |
Wolfe et al (1999) | 402 | 93(23%) |
Jann et al (2001) | 222 | 48(21%) |