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Merel Broers

  • Role: PhD Candidate

My PhD trajectory focuses on clinical studies on the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of CIDP.

Diagnosis of CIDP is difficult, because it is a rare disorder with a diverse clinical presentation. Patients with CIDP can be treated, but the response to treatment varies between patients and it is unclear which treatment strategy is the most effective in individual patients. Even the exact frequency of CIDP is unknown.

The main aims of my research are to define the epidemiology of CIDP, to determine the current clinical practice, and to improve the diagnosis and treatment of CIDP, in The Netherlands.