Motor variant of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in a child.
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Sinno, DD; Darras, BT; Yamout, BI; Rebeiz, JG; Mikati, MA
Published in: Pediatr Neurol
June 2008
Only 2 cases of pure motor chronic demyelinating inflammatory polyneuropathy in the pediatric age group have been reported in the literature. We report on a motor variant of chronic demyelinating inflammatory polyneuropathy with anti-ganglioside antibodies, diagnosed in a 5-year-old girl who presented with progressive motor weakness over a period of 12 months with no sensory involvement. She initially responded partially to intravenous immunoglobulin therapy (1 gm/kg/month for 6 months), and then demonstrated sustained but incomplete improvement on chronic prednisone therapy (1-2 mg/kg/day), on which she has continued since 1 year and 4 months after her initial presentation 3 years ago.
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Pediatr Neurol
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ISSN
0887-8994
Publication Date
June 2008
Volume
38
Issue
6
Start / End Page
426 / 429
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Prednisone
- Polyneuropathies
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Neural Conduction
- Muscle Weakness
- Motor Neuron Disease
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Humans
- Female
- Electromyography
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Sinno, D. D., Darras, B. T., Yamout, B. I., Rebeiz, J. G., & Mikati, M. A. (2008). Motor variant of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in a child. Pediatr Neurol, 38(6), 426–429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.02.008
Sinno, Durriyah D., Basil T. Darras, Bassem I. Yamout, Jean G. Rebeiz, and Mohamad A. Mikati. “Motor variant of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in a child.” Pediatr Neurol 38, no. 6 (June 2008): 426–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.02.008.
Sinno DD, Darras BT, Yamout BI, Rebeiz JG, Mikati MA. Motor variant of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in a child. Pediatr Neurol. 2008 Jun;38(6):426–9.
Sinno, Durriyah D., et al. “Motor variant of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in a child.” Pediatr Neurol, vol. 38, no. 6, June 2008, pp. 426–29. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.02.008.
Sinno DD, Darras BT, Yamout BI, Rebeiz JG, Mikati MA. Motor variant of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in a child. Pediatr Neurol. 2008 Jun;38(6):426–429.
Published In
Pediatr Neurol
DOI
ISSN
0887-8994
Publication Date
June 2008
Volume
38
Issue
6
Start / End Page
426 / 429
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Prednisone
- Polyneuropathies
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Neural Conduction
- Muscle Weakness
- Motor Neuron Disease
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Humans
- Female
- Electromyography