title: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy with papillodema and response to immunoglobulins.
abstract: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is considered as a chronic form of Guillain-Barre syndrome differing from it in response to steroids, course and prognosis. Papillodema although rare is not an uncommon feature. Here we report a case of florid papillodema in a patient of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, discuss the underlying mechanisms in relation to cerebrospinal fluid pressure and protein content and response to intravenous immunoglobulins.
authors.affiliation: Al-Arab Medical University, PO Box 15250, Benghazi, Libya. Tel. 00 218 (61) 223 1977. Fax. 00 218 (61) 222 0051/222 5229.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: El-Zunni
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Saitti
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: El-Zunni