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Polyneuritis

MedGen UID:
46005
•Concept ID:
C0032541
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Acute idiopathic polyneuritis
SNOMED CT: Polyneuritis (76886005); Inflammatory polyneuropathy (76886005)
 
HPO: HP:0031003
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021718

Definition

Simultaneous inflammation of multiple nerves. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Longer-term effects of intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: Who benefits?
Terhoeven P, Seybold J, Utz KS, Nickel FT, Lee DH, Linker RA
J Neurol Sci 2020 Dec 15;419:117169. Epub 2020 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117169. PMID: 33035867
Facial paralysis and Bell's palsy: a protocol for differential diagnosis.
Adour KK, Hilsinger RL Jr, Callan EJ
Am J Otol 1985 Nov;Suppl:68-73. PMID: 4073248
Infectious polyneuritis, diagnostic criteria and military implications; report of 15 cases.
JOHNSON JW Jr
Med Bull U S Army Mediterr Theater Oper 1944 Dec;2:149-59. PMID: 21004204

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neurologic aspects of covid-19: a concise review.
Brouwer MC, Ascione T, Pagliano P
Infez Med 2020 Jun 1;28(suppl 1):42-45. PMID: 32532937
Rheumatoid vasculitis: study of 41 cases.
Olivé A, Riveros A, Juárez P, Morales-Ivorra I, Holgado S, Narváez J
Med Clin (Barc) 2020 Aug 14;155(3):126-129. Epub 2020 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2020.01.024. PMID: 32147187
What to exclude when brain death is suspected.
Grzonka P, Tisljar K, Rüegg S, Marsch S, Sutter R
J Crit Care 2019 Oct;53:212-217. Epub 2019 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.06.030. PMID: 31277047
New Insights into Eosinophilic Otitis Media.
Kanazawa H, Yoshida N, Iino Y
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2015 Dec;15(12):76. doi: 10.1007/s11882-015-0577-2. PMID: 26546407
Varicella-zoster virus: a re-emerging infection.
LaGuardia JJ, Gilden DH
J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc 2001 Dec;6(3):183-7. doi: 10.1046/j.0022-202x.2001.00041.x. PMID: 11924825

Diagnosis

Co-occurrence of polyneuritis crainials and visual impairment: a case report and literature review.
Li H, Li Z, Huang B, Tang N, Xu S, Zhu W
Neurol Sci 2023 May;44(5):1563-1574. Epub 2022 Dec 30 doi: 10.1007/s10072-022-06580-0. PMID: 36585596Free PMC Article
What to exclude when brain death is suspected.
Grzonka P, Tisljar K, Rüegg S, Marsch S, Sutter R
J Crit Care 2019 Oct;53:212-217. Epub 2019 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.06.030. PMID: 31277047
Guillain-Barré syndrome and Zika virus outbreaks.
Nascimento OJM, da Silva IRF
Curr Opin Neurol 2017 Oct;30(5):500-507. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000471. PMID: 28617719
Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections.
Gilden D
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2015 Dec;21(6 Neuroinfectious Disease):1692-703. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000246. PMID: 26633783
Polyneuritis.
Sibley WA
Med Clin North Am 1972 Nov;56(6):1299-319. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)32323-9. PMID: 5085860

Therapy

Polyneuritis cranialis as a unique initial presentation of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus: Case report.
Tomoum H, El-Owaidy R, El-Zohiery A
Lupus 2023 Dec;32(14):1686-1688. Epub 2023 Nov 9 doi: 10.1177/09612033231215152. PMID: 37946319
Rheumatoid vasculitis: study of 41 cases.
Olivé A, Riveros A, Juárez P, Morales-Ivorra I, Holgado S, Narváez J
Med Clin (Barc) 2020 Aug 14;155(3):126-129. Epub 2020 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2020.01.024. PMID: 32147187
Neurological complications in kidney transplant recipients.
Ponticelli C, Campise MR
J Nephrol 2005 Sep-Oct;18(5):521-8. PMID: 16299677
Thallium poisoning: a review.
Saddique A, Peterson CD
Vet Hum Toxicol 1983 Feb;25(1):16-22. PMID: 6338655
Persistent erection in thiamine-deficient rats.
Onodera K, Tadano T, Kisara K, Kimura Y, Ogura Y
Andrologia 1978 Nov-Dec;10(6):467-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1978.tb03073.x. PMID: 569985

Prognosis

Neurologic aspects of covid-19: a concise review.
Brouwer MC, Ascione T, Pagliano P
Infez Med 2020 Jun 1;28(suppl 1):42-45. PMID: 32532937
Guillain-Barré syndrome and Zika virus outbreaks.
Nascimento OJM, da Silva IRF
Curr Opin Neurol 2017 Oct;30(5):500-507. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000471. PMID: 28617719
Polyneuritis cranialis: oculopharyngeal subtype of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Wakerley BR, Yuki N
J Neurol 2015 Sep;262(9):2001-12. Epub 2015 Feb 26 doi: 10.1007/s00415-015-7678-7. PMID: 25712542
Examination and clinical care of the patient with neuropathy.
Said G
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;115:235-44. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52902-2.00013-8. PMID: 23931783
Epidemiology of neuroimmunological diseases.
Flachenecker P
J Neurol 2006 Sep;253 Suppl 5:V2-8. doi: 10.1007/s00415-006-5001-3. PMID: 16998750

Clinical prediction guides

HLA-A, HSPA5, IGFBP5 and PSMA2 Are Restriction Factors for Zika Virus Growth in Astrocytic Cells.
Sher AA, Lao YT, Coombs KM
Viruses 2022 Dec 29;15(1) doi: 10.3390/v15010097. PMID: 36680137Free PMC Article
Neurologic aspects of covid-19: a concise review.
Brouwer MC, Ascione T, Pagliano P
Infez Med 2020 Jun 1;28(suppl 1):42-45. PMID: 32532937
The neurology of COVID-19 revisited: A proposal from the Environmental Neurology Specialty Group of the World Federation of Neurology to implement international neurological registries.
Román GC, Spencer PS, Reis J, Buguet A, Faris MEA, Katrak SM, Láinez M, Medina MT, Meshram C, Mizusawa H, Öztürk S, Wasay M; WFN Environmental Neurology Specialty Group
J Neurol Sci 2020 Jul 15;414:116884. Epub 2020 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.116884. PMID: 32464367Free PMC Article
Bilateral taste disorders in patients with Ramsay Hunt syndrome and Bell palsy.
Pavlidis P, Cámara RJA, Kekes G, Gouveris H
Ann Neurol 2018 Apr;83(4):807-815. Epub 2018 Apr 10 doi: 10.1002/ana.25210. PMID: 29537615
New Insights into Eosinophilic Otitis Media.
Kanazawa H, Yoshida N, Iino Y
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2015 Dec;15(12):76. doi: 10.1007/s11882-015-0577-2. PMID: 26546407

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