Table 3 Comparison of the nr-CSA of the brachial and lumbosacral plexuses in typical CIDP, DADS and LSS.

From: The comparison of MRN, electrophysiology and progression among typical CIDP and atypical CIDP subtypes

nr-CSA

Typical CIDP (n = 64)

DADS (n = 12)

LSS (n = 10)

P value

Median

Q1–Q3

Median

Q1–Q3

Median

Q1–Q3

C7

32.68

25.86–47.15

21.76

18.39–33.73

21.10

19.93–27.98

0.006*, 0.003#

C8

33.55

23.42–48.43

24.60

20.28–28.72

22.25

21.60–23.10

0.037*, 0.015#

L4

47.09

29.85–76.20

26.84

24.16–30.98

24.30

22.65–27.76

0.006*, 0.001#

L5

70.85

46.88–113.90

47.11

37.69–58.32

37.60

27.75–42.75

0.045*, 0.000#

S1

74.00

40.95–102.38

43.39

38.97–50.91

38.00

29.48–45.00

0.048*, 0.004#

  1. Italic indicates the p < 0.05.
  2. nr-CSA, nerve root cross-sectional area.
  3. *Typical CIDP compared with DADS.
  4. #Typical CIDP compared with LSS.
  5. &DADS compared with LSS.