title: Treatment of idiopathic polyneuritis by a polyunsaturated fatty-acid diet.
abstract: Two children, severely disabled for 6 and 12 months respectively by idiopathic polyneuritis, began to recover within a week of starting on a polyunsaturated fatty-acid diet. Recovery is virtually complete.
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm / Q000294:innervation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000294:innervation; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000502:physiology; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated