Marieke van Rosmalen

CONTENTS Chapter 1 General introduction and thesis outline 9 Chapter 2 Clinical outcomes in multifocal motor neuropathy: a combined cross- sectional and follow-up study 25 Chapter 3 Low inter-rater reliability of brachial plexus MRI in chronic inflammatory neuropathies 43 Chapter 4 Quantitative assessment of brachial plexus MRI for the diagnosis of chronic inflammatory neuropathies 55 Chapter 5 MRI of the intraspinal nerve roots in patients with chronic inflammatory neuropathies: abnormalities correlate with clinical phenotypes 75 Chapter 6 Quantitative MRI of the brachial plexus shows specific changes in nerve architecture in CIDP, MMN and motor neuron disease 91 Chapter 7 Quantitative MRI of the brachial plexus in CIDP and MMN: a longitudinal cohort study 111 Chapter 8 General discussion 127 Addendum Nederlandse samenvatting Review comité Dankwoord Publicatielijst Curriculum Vitae 157 165 167 173 175