title: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculopathy: an atypical pediatric case complicated with phrenic nerve palsy.
abstract: An atypical form of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) complicated with phrenic nerve palsy is presented with clinical and electrophysiologic features. A seven-year-old girl had initial presentation mimicking Guillain-Barré syndrome based on electrophysiologic characteristics. Between 7-11 years of age, she had five recurrences of subacute onset of weakness which usually developed over at least 2-4 months and progressed to loss of ambulation and to respiratory insufficiency. Radiologic examinations revealed unilateral phrenic nerve palsy associated with CIDP. Our patient demonstrated the rare association of CIDP and phrenic nerve palsy, resulting in diaphragmatic paralysis and respiratory failure.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors: Muzaffer
authors: M
authors: Polat
authors: Aye
authors: A
authors: Tosun
authors: Gül
authors: G
authors: Serdaroğlu
authors: Engin
authors: E
authors: Cağlayan
authors: Bülent
authors: B
authors: Karapinar
authors: Sarenur
authors: S
authors: Gökben
authors: Hasan
authors: H
authors: Tekgül
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004576:Electromyography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010791:Phrenic Nerve; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy