Acute axonal idiopathic polyneuropathy: a Guillain-Barré syndrome variant?
We report 7 cases of acute polyneuropathy fitting the NINDS diagnostic criteria for GBS. Electrophysiological study and sural nerve biopsy revealed a picture of axonal polyneuropathy, without changes suggesting demyelination. We discuss whether the acute idiopathic axonal neuropathy belongs to the GBS spectrum or represents a separate clinico-pathological entity.
Magi
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S
Istituto di Neurologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
Sabatelli
M
M
Mignogna
T
T
Porcu
C
C
Tonali
P
P
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D001706:Biopsy; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000473:pathology
D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins