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Intraepidermal nerve fiber density and its application in sarcoidosis by BAKKERS, M, MERKIES, I. S. J, LAURIA, G, DEVIGILI, G, PENZA, P, LOMBARDI, R, HERMANS, M. C. E, VAN NES, S. I, DE BAETS, M, FABER, C. G

“…Intraepidermal nerve fiber density (IENFD) is considered a good diagnostic tool for small fiber neuropathy (SFN). To assess stratified normative values for…”
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Effect of a soft exosuit on daily life gait performance in people with incomplete spinal cord injury: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Visch, L, Groen, B E, Geurts, A C H, van Nes, I J W, Keijsers, N L W

“…People with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) often have gait impairments that negatively affect daily life gait performance (i.e., ambulation in the home…”
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Rasch-built Overall Disability Scale (R-ODS) for immune-mediated peripheral neuropathies by VAN NES, S. I, VANHOUTTE, E. K, VAN DOORN, P. A, HERMANS, M, BAKKERS, M, KUITWAARD, K, FABER, C. G, MERKIES, I. S. J

“…To develop a patient-based, linearly weighted scale that captures activity and social participation limitations in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS),…”
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Case Report: Description of two fractures during the use of a powered exoskeleton by van Herpen, F. H. M., van Dijsseldonk, R. B., Rijken, H., Keijsers, N. L. W., Louwerens, J. W. K., van Nes, I. J. W.

“…Introduction Powered robotic exoskeletons are a promising solution to enable standing and walking in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Although training…”
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Grip strength comparison in immune-mediated neuropathies: Vigorimeter vs. Jamar by Draak, Thomas H. P., Pruppers, Mariëlle H. J., van Nes, Sonja I., Vanhoutte, Els K., Bakkers, Mayienne, Gorson, Kenneth C., Van der Pol, W.-Ludo, Lewis, Richard. A., Notermans, Nicolette C., Nobile-Orazio, Eduardo, Léger, Jean-Marc, Van den Bergh, Peter Y. K., Lauria, Giuseppe, Bril, Vera, Katzberg, Hans, Lunn, Michael P. T., Pouget, Jean, van der Kooi, Anneke J., van den Berg, Leonard H., van Doorn, Pieter A., Cornblath, David R., Hahn, Angelika F., Faber, Catharina G., Merkies, Ingemar S. J.

“…The Jamar dynamometer and Vigorimeter have been used to assess grip strength in immune‐mediated neuropathies, but have never been compared to each other…”
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Confirming the efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin in CIDP through minimum clinically important differences: shifting from statistical significance to clinical relevance by Merkies, I S J, van Nes, S I, Hanna, K, Hughes, R A C, Deng, C

“…BackgroundThe ICE trial demonstrated the efficacy of immune globulin intravenous (IGIV-C) over placebo in chronic inflammatory demyelinating…”
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Diagnostic criteria used in studies of reflex sympathetic dystrophy by DE BEEK, W.-J. T, SCHWARTZMAN, R. J, VAN NES, S. I, DELHAAS, E. M, VAN HILTEN, J. J

“…Assessment of the diagnostic criteria of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) and evaluation of the impact of the introduction of the diagnostic criteria of…”
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Improving fatigue assessment in immune-mediated neuropathies: the modified Rasch-built fatigue severity scale by Van Nes, Sonja I., Vanhoutte, Els K., Faber, Catharina G., Garssen, Marcel, Van Doorn, Pieter A., Merkies, Ingemar S. J.

“…Fatigue is a major disabling complaint in patients with immune‐mediated neuropathies (IN). The 9‐item fatigue severity scale (FSS) has been used to assess…”
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Rasch-built Overall Disability Scale for Multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN-RODS©) by Vanhoutte, Els K., Faber, Catharina G., van Nes, Sonja I., Cats, Elisabeth A., Van der Pol, W.-Ludo, Gorson, Kenneth C., van Doorn, Pieter A., Cornblath, David R., van den Berg, Leonard H., Merkies, Ingemar S. J.

“…Clinical trials in multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) have often used ordinal‐based measures that may not accurately capture changes. We aimed to construct a…”
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Revising two-point discrimination assessment in normal aging and in patients with polyneuropathies by van Nes, S I, Faber, C G, Hamers, R M T P, Harschnitz, O, Bakkers, M, Hermans, M C E, Meijer, R J, van Doorn, P A, Merkies, I S J

“…Objectives:To revise the static and dynamic normative values for the two-point discrimination test and to examine its applicability and validity in patients…”
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Randomised controlled trial comparing two different intravenous immunoglobulins in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy by Kuitwaard, K, van den Berg, L H, Vermeulen, M, Brusse, E, Cats, E A, van der Kooi, A J, Notermans, N C, van der Pol, W-L, van Schaik, I N, van Nes, S I, Hop, W C J, van Doorn, P A

“…BackgroundDifferent preparations of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) are considered to have comparable clinical efficacy but this has never been formally…”
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The effect of limited sensory information on exoskeleton performance in people with complete spinal cord injury by Zwijgers, E., Nienhuis, B., Rijken, H., van Nes, I.J.W., Geurts, A.C.H., Keijsers, N.L.W.

“…Despite the absence of somatosensory information from the lower extremities, people with complete spinal cord injury (SCI) can maintain postural stability in…”
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Pain and autonomic dysfunction in patients with sarcoidosis and small fibre neuropathy by Bakkers, M., Faber, C. G., Drent, M., Hermans, M. C. E., van Nes, S. I., Lauria, G., De Baets, M., Merkies, I. S. J.

“…Small fibre neuropathy (SFN) has been demonstrated in sarcoidosis. However, a systematic analysis of neuropathic pain and autonomic symptoms, key features of…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical staff towards obesity management in patients with spinal cord injuries: an International survey of four western European countries by Wong, S, van Middendorp, J, Belci, M, van Nes, I, Roels, E, Smith, É, Hirani, S P, Forbes, A

“…Objective: To (1) examine the opinions of medical staff working in spinal cord injury (SCI) centres (SCICs); (2) evaluate their knowledge, attitudes and…”
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Changing outcome in inflammatory neuropathies: Rasch–comparative responsiveness by Draak, Thomas H.P, Vanhoutte, Els K, van Nes, Sonja I, Gorson, Kenneth C, Van der Pol, W Ludo, Notermans, Nicolette C, Nobile-Orazio, Eduardo, Léger, Jean-Marc, Van den Bergh, Peter Y.K, Lauria, Giuseppe, Bril, Vera, Katzberg, Hans, Lunn, Michael P.T, Pouget, Jean, van der Kooi, Anneke J, Hahn, Angelika F, Doorn, Pieter A van, Cornblath, David R, van den Berg, Leonard H, Faber, Catharina G, Merkies, Ingemar S.J

“…OBJECTIVES:We performed responsiveness comparison between the patient-reported Inflammatory Rasch-built Overall Disability Scale (I-RODS) and the widely used…”
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Revised normative values for grip strength with the Jamar dynamometer by Peters, Martine J. H., van Nes, Sonja I., Vanhoutte, Els K., Bakkers, Mayienne, van Doorn, Pieter A., Merkies, Ingemar S. J., Faber, Catharina G.

“…The Jamar dynamometer has been widely used in various chronic illnesses and has demonstrated its strength as a potential prognostic indicator. Various…”
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Impairment measures versus inflammatory RODS in GBS and CIDP: a responsiveness comparison by Vanhoutte, Els K., Draak, Thomas H. P., Gorson, Kenneth C., van Nes, Sonja I., Hoeijmakers, Janneke G. J., Van der Pol, W.-Ludo, Notermans, Nicolette. C., Lewis, Richard A., Nobile-Orazio, Eduardo, Léger, Jean-Marc, Van den Bergh, Peter Y. K., Lauria, Giuseppe, Bril, Vera, Katzberg, Hans, Lunn, Michael P. T., Pouget, Jean, van der Kooi, Anneke J., Hahn, Angelika F., van Doorn, Pieter A., Cornblath, David R., van den Berg, Leonard H., Faber, Catharina G., Merkies, Ingemar S. J.

“…This study aimed to ‘define responder’ through the concept of minimum clinically important differences using the individually obtained standard errors…”
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Comparing the NIS vs. MRC and INCAT sensory scale through Rasch analyses by Draak, Thomas H. P., Vanhoutte, Els K., van Nes, Sonja I., Gorson, Kenneth C., Van der Pol, W.-Ludo, Notermans, Nicolette C., Nobile-Orazio, Eduardo, Lewis, Richard A., Léger, Jean-Marc, Van den Bergh, Peter Y. K., Lauria, Giuseppe, Bril, Vera, Katzberg, Hans, Lunn, Michael P. T., Pouget, Jean, van der Kooi, Anneke J., Hahn, Angelika F., van den Berg, Leonard H., van Doorn, Pieter A., Cornblath, David R., Faber, Catharina G., Merkies, Ingemar S. J.

“…We performed a comparison between Neuropathy Impairment Scale‐sensory (NISs) vs. the modified Inflammatory Neuropathy Cause and Treatment sensory scale (mISS),…”
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Does ability to walk reflect general functionality in inflammatory neuropathies? by Draak, Thomas H. P., Gorson, Kenneth C., Vanhoutte, Els K., van Nes, Sonja I., van Doorn, Pieter A., Cornblath, David R., van den Berg, Leonard H., Faber, Catharina G., Merkies, Ingemar S. J.

“…The “ability to walk” is considered a benchmark for good clinical recovery and prognosis, particularly in patients with Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS) and…”
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Outcome measures in immune-mediated neuropathies: the need to standardize their use and to understand the clinimetric essentials by Van Nes, Sonja I., Faber, Catharina G., Merkies, Ingemar S. J.

“…Peripheral neurological disorders like neuropathies may cause impairments (such as weakness and sensory deficits), which may lead to problems in daily life and…”
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