Diagnosis | No of cases | Age (y) | Duration of disease | No of biopsies available for PCR | No of biopsies available for IHC |
Neuroborreliosis | 2 | 39 and 52 | 1 and 2 months | 2 | 2 |
GBS | 12 | 21–73 | 3–18 days | 11 | 8 |
CIDP | 20 | 22–74 | 3 months—22 y | 18 | 17 |
CIDP variants | 8 | 32–78 | 2 months—5 y | 8 | — |
Hereditary neuropathies | 5 | 24–80 | Not applicable | 5 | 4 |
Normal nerves | 2 | 33 and 45 | Not applicable | 1 | 1 |
GBS=Guillain-Barré syndrome; CIDP=chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.