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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.
Journal cover image

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