title: A case of POEMS mimicking a "Guillain-Barré like" syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurophysiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Fu Liong
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Hiew
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Department of Neurology, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, UK.
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lewthwaite
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurophysiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shirley
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurophysiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Department of Neurology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Aston Brain Centre, Aston University, Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: y.rajabally@aston.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Yusuf A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Rajabally
mesh_terms: D004576:Electromyography; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D020277:Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D013739:Testosterone
keywords: Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy; Guillain-Barré syndrome; Immunoglobulin-responsive; POEMS syndrome