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Polyneuropathy Associated with IgM Monoclonal Gammopathy; Advances in Genetics and Treatment, Focusing on Anti-MAG Antibodies

Hemato, 2022
With increasing age, the chances of developing either MGUS or polyneuropathy increase as well. In some cases, there is a causative relationship between the IgM M-protein and polyneuropathy.
Johannes P. M. van de Mortel, Shirley D’Sa, Alexander F. J. E. Vrancken, Nicolette C. Notermans, Josephine M. I. Vos, Monique C. Minnema   +5 more
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A Review of Patisiran (ONPATTRO®) for the Treatment of Polyneuropathy in People with Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis

Neurological Therapeutics, 2020
Hereditary variant transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv) is a rare genetic defect that affects about 5000–10,000 people worldwide, causing amyloidosis secondary to misfolding of mutant transthyretin (TTR) protein fibrils.
Ivan Urits, Daniel Swanson, M. Swett, Anjana Patel, Kevin Berardino, Ariunzaya Amgalan, A. Berger, Hisham Kassem, A. Kaye, Omar Viswanath   +9 more
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Vitamin B6 deficiency as a cause of polyneuropathy in POEMS syndrome: rapid recovery with supplementation in two cases

Hematology, 2022
Background The etiology of POEMS syndrome and its associated polyneuropathy have not been fully elucidated. The clinical picture of POEMS-associated polyneuropathy and nutritional polyneuropathy due to vitamin B6 (VB6) deficiency are strikingly similar ...
Hajime Yasuda, Yoshiki Furukawa, Kenya Nishioka, Makoto Sasaki, Yutaka Tsukune, Shuichi Shirane, Nobutaka Hattori, Miki Ando, Norio Komatsu   +8 more
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Ibrutinib-induced chronic demyelinating polyneuropathy in a 65-year-old man with chronic lymphoid leucosis: a clinical case [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Neurology, 2018
Relevance. Most of oncological patients undergo chemotherapy, which has a wide range of various toxic reactions including polyneuropathy. Ibrutinib is a relatively new medicine with a few side effects associated with peripheral polyneuropathy ...
N.A. Suponeva, D.A. Grishina, M.A. Piradov   +2 more
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QS2: Schwann Cell Characteristics, Myelination Parameters and Histomorphometric Analysis of Nerve Biopsies in Polyneuropathy Patients Compared to Controls

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021
Purpose: Polyneuropathy is a debilitating condition characterized by distal sensory and motoric deficits. Common risk factors in Western countries include diabetes, alcohol abuse, cytostatic drugs and cardiovascular disease.
Eva Györi, MD PhD, Lea Maria Brandstetter, cand. med., Jakob Zemann-Schälss, cand. med., Sonja Wolf, BA, Christine Radtke, Univ. Prof. Dr., MBA, FEBOPRAS   +4 more
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman, Neehar Parikh, Dan J. Clauw, David A. Williams, Elliot B. Tapper   +4 more
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Differential diagnosis of polyneuropathies in diabetes mellitus

Медицинский совет, 2021
Diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) is heterogeneous in its clinical course and clinical manifestations. Depending on the primary lesion of large or small nerve fibers, different onset, course and clinical manifestations of polyneuropathy are possible.
V. N. Khramilin
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis (hATTR) Polyneuropathy: Current Perspectives on Improving Patient Care

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2020
Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR) with polyneuropathy (formerly known as Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy) is a rare disease due to mutations in the gene encoding transthyretin (TTR) and characterized by multisystem extracellular deposition of ...
M. Luigetti, A. Romano, A. Di Paolantonio, G. Bisogni, M. Sabatelli   +4 more
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Inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy after total hip arthroplasty

Arthroplasty Today, 2019
Inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is a rare but devastating condition. Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most common cause with acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy being the most common subtype that follows a monophasic course and does ...
Shane R. Hess, DO, Andrew C. Waligora, MD, William A. Jiranek, MD, Gregory J. Golladay, MD   +3 more
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Comparison of diagnostic value of nerve conduction studies and F-wave in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy: a retrospective cross-sectional study [PDF]

مجله پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز, 2021
Background: Diagnosis of polyneuropathy is typically made using sensory and motor nerve conduction studies (NCS). These tests include measurement of amplitude, velocity, and delay of sensory and motor waves. These waves cannot assess the entire length of
Zahra Gorji, Hamid Azadeh
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