Charcot described amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 1874. Despite progress, this
creeping paralysis, known colloquially as Lou Gehrig's disease, is still not visibly affected by …

The chronic inflammatory neuropathies (CINs) are rare, very disabling autoimmune
disorders that generally respond well to immune therapies such as intravenous …

To determine the significance of serum anti-GQ1b IgG antibody, we studied the disease
spectrum associated with this antibody and GQ1b epitope in the human nervous system. We …

This review charts the progress of anti‐glycolipid antibodies in neuropathy, from their
original discovery 20 years ago in immunoglobulin M paraproteinaemic neuropathy through …

Since the discovery of an acute monophasic paralysis, later coined Guillain–Barré
syndrome, almost 100 years ago, and the discovery of chronic, steroid-responsive …

A European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society consensus
guideline on the definition, investigation, and treatment of multifocal motor neuropathy …

A number of presentations of chronic demyelinating polyneuropathy have been identified,
each distinguished by its phenotypic pattern. In addition to classic chronic inflammatory …

We report 2 patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following Campylobacter jejuni
enteritis. Electrophysiologic studies indicated that the predominant process was axonal …

Dysfunction of the immune system can result in damage of the peripheral nervous system.
The immunological mechanisms, which include macrophage infiltration, inflammation and …

Article abstract-We report the clinical and EMG details of 67 consecutive patients with strictly
defined chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) during a 4-year period …