"Polyneuropathies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Diseases of multiple peripheral nerves simultaneously. Polyneuropathies usually are characterized by symmetrical, bilateral distal motor and sensory impairment with a graded increase in severity distally. The pathological processes affecting peripheral nerves include degeneration of the axon, myelin or both. The various forms of polyneuropathy are categorized by the type of nerve affected (e.g., sensory, motor, or autonomic), by the distribution of nerve injury (e.g., distal vs. proximal), by nerve component primarily affected (e.g., demyelinating vs. axonal), by etiology, or by pattern of inheritance.
| Descriptor ID |
D011115
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.668.829.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Polyneuropathy, Motor- Polyneuropathy, Motor
- Motor Polyneuropathies
- Motor Polyneuropathy
- Polyneuropathies, Motor
Polyneuropathy, Familial- Polyneuropathy, Familial
- Familial Polyneuropathies
- Familial Polyneuropathy
- Polyneuropathies, Familial
- Polyneuropathy, Inherited
- Inherited Polyneuropathies
- Inherited Polyneuropathy
- Polyneuropathies, Inherited
Polyneuropathy, Acquired- Polyneuropathy, Acquired
- Acquired Polyneuropathies
- Acquired Polyneuropathy
- Polyneuropathies, Acquired
Polyneuropathy, Critical Illness- Polyneuropathy, Critical Illness
- Critical Illness Polyneuropathies
- Critical Illness Polyneuropathy
- Polyneuropathies, Critical Illness
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyneuropathies" by people in Profiles.
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Dalakas MC, Rakocevic G, Salajegheh M, Dambrosia JM, Hahn AF, Raju R, McElroy B. Placebo-controlled trial of rituximab in IgM anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein antibody demyelinating neuropathy. Ann Neurol. 2009 Mar; 65(3):286-93.
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Renaud S, Hays AP, Brannagan TH, Sander HW, Edgar M, Weimer LH, Olarte MR, Dalakas MC, Xiang Z, Danon MJ, Latov N. Gene expression profiling in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. J Neuroimmunol. 2005 Feb; 159(1-2):203-14.
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Weiss MD, Luciano CA, Semino-Mora C, Dalakas MC, Quarles RH. Molecular mimicry in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and melanoma. Neurology. 1998 Dec; 51(6):1738-41.
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Ilyas AA, Mithen FA, Dalakas MC, Wargo M, Chen ZW, Bielory L, Cook SD. Antibodies to sulfated glycolipids in Guillain-Barré syndrome. J Neurol Sci. 1991 Sep; 105(1):108-17.
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Dalakas MC, Fujihara S, Askanas V, Engel WK, Glenner GG. Nature of amyloid deposits in hypernephroma. Immunocytochemical studies in 2 cases associated with amyloid polyneuropathy. Am J Pathol. 1984 Sep; 116(3):447-54.
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Dalakas MC, Papadopoulos NM. Paraproteins in the spinal fluid of patients with paraproteinemic polyneuropathies. Ann Neurol. 1984 Jun; 15(6):590-3.
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Dalakas MC, Engel WK. Immunoglobulin and complement deposits in nerves of patients with chronic relapsing polyneuropathy. Arch Neurol. 1980 Oct; 37(10):637-40.
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Dalakas MC, Houff SA, Engel WK, Madden DL, Sever JL. CSF "monoclonal" bands in chronic relapsing polyneuropathy. Neurology. 1980 Aug; 30(8):864-7.