Acute Onset Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: A Case Series Of 4 Patients From Tertiary Care Center
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ABSTRACT
Acute onset CIDP(A-CIDP) is an often unrecognized CIDP variant which needs differentiation from Guillain -Barre syndrome(GBS) due to its different prognostic and treatment outcomes. METHODS:
We report clinical course and investigations including electrophysiology of 4 patients of A-CIDP and comparison with Electrophysiology of 20 GBS patients.RESULTS:
Four patients with initial GBS like clinical presentation were later diagnosed as A-CIDP. Three patients improved with immunotherapy but had exacerbation of weakness more than 8 weeks later while one patient had subacute onset progressive weakness. These patients were further managed with steroids and maintenance immunotherapy.CONCLUSION:
GBS is diagnosed on the basis of clinical and electrophysiological criteria and managed with IVIg. Although some clinical features and initial electrorophysiology can suggest the possibility of A- CIDP, the diagnosis is conrmed on follow up only.
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IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Artigo
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