title: Paraproteinaemia in neurological disease: incidence, associations, and classification of monoclonal immunoglobulins.
abstract: Fifty-six patients presenting with neurological complaints were found to have paraproteinaemia unassociated with immunocytic malignancy; 16 patients presented with peripheral neuropathy. There was an association between IgM paraproteinaemia and an idiopathic neuropathy with markedly slowed nerve conduction velocities.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000145:classification; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins