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. 2021 Jan 31;11(2):211. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11020211
AL Amyloid light-chain
ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ATTR Hereditary transthyretin related amyloidosis
BUS Bochum Ultrasound Score
CANVAS Cerebellar ataxia neuropathy vestibular areflexia syndrome
CIDP Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathies
CMT Charcot Marie Tooth
CMT1X X-linked Charcot Marie Tooth type 1
CSA Cross-sectional area
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
DN Diabetic neuropathy
EFNS European Federation of Neurological Societies
GBS Guillain-Barre syndrome
GvHD Graft versus host disease
HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c
HNPP Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies
HRUS High-resolution nerve ultrasound
IgM Immunoglobulin M
IVIG Intravenous immunoglobulins
LSS Lewis-Sumner Syndrome
MADSAM Multifocal acquired demyelinating sensory and motor neuropathy
MAG Myelin associated glycoprotein
MFS Miller Fisher syndrome
MGUS Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
MMN Multifocal motor neuropathy
MPZ Myelin protein zero
MR Magnetic Resonance
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NCS Nerve conduction study
NEFL Neurofilament light polypeptide gene
NUP Neuropathy Ultrasound Protocol
PET Positron emission tomography
PLS Primary lateral sclerosis
PMP22 Peripheral myelin protein 22
PNP Polyneuropathies
PNS Peripheral nerve system
POEMS polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, skin changes
RNA Ribonucleic acid
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2
SFN Small fiber neuropathy
TTR Hereditary Transthyretin
UPSS Ultrasound pattern sum score