Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Patient	Sex	Age, y	Disease duration, mo	First symptoms	Clinical findings	Clinical phenotype	Improvement after treatment
1	W	50	34	Weakness right hand	Weakness and atrophy both hands	MMN	Increased muscle strength both hands
2	M	61	3	Weakness both legs	Symmetric distal > proximal weakness legs, low tendon reflexes, reduced vibration sense feet, postural tremor	CIDP	Increased muscle strength legs
3	M	66	6	Weakness both hands	Symmetric distal > proximal weakness and atrophy arms, proximal weakness legs, reduced vibration sense feet, absent tendon reflexes	CIDP	Increased muscle strength arms and legs
4	M	75	2	Paraesthesia feet	Symmetric distal > proximal weakness legs, reduced vibration sense lower legs and hands, absent tendon reflexes, tremor and sensory ataxia	CIDP	Increased muscle strength legs, reduced sensory ataxia
5	M	58	2	Paraesthesia feet	Symmetric proximal weakness arms and legs, absent tendon reflexes, postural tremor	CIDP	Increased muscle strength arms and legs
6	M	75	24	Paraesthesia feet	Symmetric hypoesthesia lower legs, absent tendon reflexes, sensory ataxia	CIDP	Reduced sensory ataxia, gain in balance

Abbreviations: CIDP, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; M, man; MMN, multifocal motor neuropathy; W, woman.