Causes of polyneuropathy in the elderly.
Seventy-four patients over 65 years with electrophysiologically confirmed polyneuropathies were reviewed. Common causes were diabetes (27%), neoplasms (13%) and the Guillain-Barré syndrome (11%). In only 28% was no cause identified.
D000368:Aged; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000150:complications