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01-11-2014 | Journal club
Accurate diagnosis of inflammatory neuropathies
Authors:
Gillian Ingram, Neil P. Robertson
Published in:
Journal of Neurology
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Issue 11/2014
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Excerpt
The diagnosis of inflammatory neuropathies is based on a combination of clinical criteria, CSF analysis and electrophysiological parameters. However, early in the clinical course of the disease it is often difficult to distinguish between the subtleties of disease sub-phenotypes. This in turn commonly leads to delayed or incorrect initial diagnosis, delay in appropriate management and inaccurate prognostic information offered to patients and their families. …