Neuro-ophthalmological Complications of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy.
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) can lead to prominent nerve hypertrophy, which can mimic other forms of neuropathy radiologically. Neuro-ophthalmological complications can also occur in CIDP, either at presentation or chronically in the disorder. This can also cause diagnostic difficulties. We report three cases of neuro-ophthalmological complications of CIDP: two cases of papilloedema and one case of proptosis. In all three cases cranial nerve hypertrophy was present. CIDP should be considered in neuro-ophthalmological presentations associated with cranial/spinal nerve root hypertrophy.
Department of Neurology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield UK.
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Hickman
Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, Iliniois USA.
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Allen
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School Newark, New Jersey USA.
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Baisre
Department of Radiology Sheffield UK.
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Batty
Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School Newark, New Jersey USA.
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Lari
Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineChicago, IlinioisUSA; Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineChicago, IlinoisUSA.
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Melen
Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield UK.
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Pepper
Department of Neurophysiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield UK.
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Sarrigiannis
Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School Newark, New Jersey USA.
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Turbin
The Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Sheffield Sheffield UK.
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Wharton
The Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Sheffield Sheffield UK.
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McDermott
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; papilloedema; proptosis