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Quantitative grip force assessment of muscular weakness in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

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Title:Quantitative grip force assessment of muscular weakness in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Creators Name:Klehmet, J. and Beutner, S. and Hoffmann, S. and Dornauer, M. and Paul, F. and Reilmann, R. and Brandt, A.U. and Meisel, A.
Abstract:Background: In patients suffering from Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) disease severity is assessed by Medical Research Counsil (MRC) Scale or Inflammatory Neuropathy Cause and Treatment (INCAT) disability score. However, none of these methods is appropriate to objectively assess muscle weakness or to detect very small subclinical changes. More objective and quantitative measures are needed in order to evaluate treatment efficiency or to detect subclinical affection of upper limps for early diagnosis. The goal of our study was to objectively quantify muscular weakness in CIDP patients with the non-invasive Quantitative Motor (Q-Motor) test of Grip Force Assessment (QGFA) as well as the Involuntary Movement Assessment (QIMA) and to search for differences between typical and atypical CIDP variants. In addition, we hypothesized that Q-Motor findings correlate with disease severity scales such as MRC or INCAT score. Methods: In this cross-sectional exploratory proof-of-concept study subjects with confirmed diagnosis of typical or atypical CIDP were examined and compared to healthy controls (HC). For Q-Motor tests all subjects had to lift a device (250 g and 500 g) equipped with an electromagnetic sensor that measured grip force (GF) and three-dimensional changes in position and orientation. The measures "grip force variability" (GFV), "position index" (PI) and "orientation index" (OI) were provided to assess involuntary movements due to muscular weakness. Results: 33 patients with CIDP and 28 HC were included. All measures were significantly elevated in CIDP patients for both devices in the right and left hand compared to healthy controls. Subgroup analysis revealed no differences between typical and atypical CIDP variants. INCAT score only weakly correlated with OI and PI. However, there was a stronger correlation between MRC and QIMA parameters in both hands. Conclusion: Q-Motor assessments were capable to objectively assess muscular weakness in CIDP. In particular, QIMA measures detected subclinical generalized muscle weakness even in patients with milder disability. Sensitivity and rater-independence of Q-Motor assessments support a further exploration of QIMA measures as potential endpoints for future clinical trials in CIDP.
Keywords:CIDP, Clinical Outcome Parameter, CIDP Subgroups, Case Control Studies, Diagnostic Test Assessment
Source:BMC Neurology
ISSN:1471-2377
Publisher:BioMed Central
Volume:19
Number:1
Page Range:118
Date:8 June 2019
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-019-1339-x
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