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Laurá, Matilde

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8264-8676

A5048562478 | I4210151618

Mayo Clinic

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

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Aggregates of Mutant DNMT1 Are Linked to a Spectrum of Neurological Disorders (S34.007)

Neurology | December 6, 2023 | Volume: 84 | Issue: 14_supplement | Pages: No page available

10.1212/wnl.84.14_supplement.s34.007

Assessing mNIS+7Ionis and international neurologists' proficiency in a familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy trial

Muscle & Nerve | January 7, 2017 | Volume: 56 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 901-911

10.1002/mus.25563 | PMID 28063170

ABSTRACTIntroductionPolyneuropathy signs (Neuropathy Impairment Score, NIS), neurophysiologic tests (m+7Ionis), disability, and health scores were assessed in baseline evaluations of 100 patients entered into an oligonucleotide familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) trial.MethodsWe assessed: (1) Proficiency of grading neurologic signs and correlation with neurophysiologic tests, and (2) clinometric performance of modified NIS+7 neurophysiologic tests (mNIS+7Ionis) and its subscores and correlation with disability and health scores.ResultsThe mNIS+7Ionis sensitively detected, characterized, and broadly scaled diverse polyneuropathy impairments. Polyneuropathy signs (NIS and subscores) correlated with neurophysiology tests, disability, and health scores. Smart Somatotopic Quantitative Sensation Testing of heat as pain 5 provided a needed measure of small fiber involvement not adequately assessed by other tests.ConclusionsSpecially trained neurologists accurately assessed neuropathy signs as compared to referenced neurophysiologic tests. The score, mNIS+7Ionis, broadly detected, characterized, and scaled polyneuropathy abnormality in FAP, which correlated with disability and health scores. Muscle Nerve 56: 901–911, 2017