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Few epidemiological studies for CPT have been done, so the racial and gender distribution is unknown. From its association with NF-1, it is found that around 50 percent of cases of CPT develop from NF-1, though recent studies found the percentage may be as high as 84%, due to CPT being diagnosed before other more subtle signs of NF-1 appear.
A common way to do this is to state the binomial proportion confidence interval, often calculated using a Wilson score interval. Confidence intervals for sensitivity and specificity can be calculated, giving the range of values within which the correct value lies at a given confidence level (e.g., 95%). [26]
Peripheral neuropathy may be classified according to the number and distribution of nerves affected (mononeuropathy, mononeuritis multiplex, or polyneuropathy), the type of nerve fiber predominantly affected (motor, sensory, autonomic), or the process affecting the nerves; e.g., inflammation (), compression (compression neuropathy), chemotherapy ([[chemother completion.