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The prevalence of polyneuropathy increases with age. In this Dutch study, researchers screened 1310 residents of Rotterdam (age range, 52–95; mean, 70) for evidence of polyneuropathy. Each person completed three components of screening — a neuropathy questionnaire, a standardized neurological exam focused on peripheral neuropathic findings, and nerve conduction studies (sural sensory nerve and peroneal motor nerve). When all three of these screening components were consistent with polyneuropathy, the diagnosis was considered “definite.” When two of three components were consistent, the diagnosis was considered “probable.”
The prevalence of definite polyneuropathy was 5.5%; the prevalence of definite or probable polyneuropathy was 13.1%. For …