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A Simple Approach to Induce Experimental Autoimmune Neuritis in C57BL/6 Mice for Functional and Neuropathological Assessments
Published on: November 9, 2017
Inflammatory neuropathies--pathogenesis and the role of intravenous immune globulin
F G van der Meché1, P A van Doorn, B C Jacobs
1Department of Neurology, University Hospital Dijkzigt/Sophia, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
The inflammatory neuropathies may be subdivided into an acute form, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and a chronic form referred to as chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. More recently a chronic, asymmetrical pure motor neuropathy with multifocal conduction blocks has been described. All three neuropathies are considered to be immune-mediated. Their response to therapy is discussed, with special emphasis on high-dose intravenous immune globulin. For Guillain-Barré syndrome the efficacy of intravenous immune globulin has been proven in a randomized clinical trial. In chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy a response rate of over 60% in newly diagnosed patients is suggested. Clinical prognostic criteria, however, seem to be very important to predict the effect of intravenous immune globulin. In multifocal motor neuropathy intravenous immune globulin is at present the only alternative to cyclophosphamide.
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