RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diagnosis and treatment in inflammatory neuropathies
JF Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
JO J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 249
OP 258
DO 10.1136/jnnp.2008.158303
VO 80
IS 3
A1 M P T Lunn
A1 H J Willison
YR 2009
UL http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/80/3/249.abstract
AB The inflammatory neuropathies are a large diverse group of immune-mediated neuropathies that are amenable to treatment and may be reversible. Their accurate diagnosis is essential for informing the patient of the likely course and prognosis of the disease, informing the treating physician of the appropriate therapy and informing the scientific community of the results of well-targeted, designed and performed clinical trials. With the advent of biological therapies able to manipulate the immune response more specifically, an understanding of the pathogenesis of these conditions is increasingly important. This review presents a broad overview of the pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy of inflammatory neuropathies, concentrating on the most commonly encountered conditions.