Paraproteinaemic Demyelinating Neuropathies

R. D.M. Hadden, E. Nobile-Orazio, C. Sommer, A. F. Hahn, I. Illa, E. Morra, J. Pollard, M. P.T. Lunn, P. Bouche, D. R. Cornblath, E. Evers, C. L. Koski, J. M. Léger, P. Van den Bergh, P. van Doorn, I. N. van Schaik

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuropean Handbook of Neurological Management
Subtitle of host publicationSecond Edition
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Pages351-361
Number of pages11
Volume1
ISBN (Print)9781405185332
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Sept 2010

Keywords

  • Antibodies to myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) and other neural antigens
  • Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)
  • Clinically useful guidelines-for patients with demyelinating neuropathy and a paraprotein (paraproteinaemic demyelinating neuropathy, PDN)
  • IgG or IgA paraproteinaemic demyelinating neuropathy
  • IgM paraproteinaemic demyelinating neuropathy
  • Paraproteinaemic demyelinating neuropathies
  • Patients with IgM PDN, meeting definite electrophysiological criteria for CIDP
  • Standard serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP) and serum immunoelectrophoresis (SIEP) and serum immunofixation electrophoresis (SIFE)
  • Typical syndromes of paraproteinaemic demyelinating neuropathy (PDN)
  • Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia-defined by presence of IgM (usually kappa) paraprotein

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