Clinical Reasoning: Temporal profile of inflammatory neuropathies
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Inflammatory neuropathies.
Inflammatory neuropathies are acquired disorders of peripheral nerves and occasionally of the central nervous system that can affect individuals at any age. The course can be monophasic, relapsing, or progressive. Inflammatory neuropathies are classified as acute or chronic. The acute form reaches a nadir by 4 weeks and the chronic form over 8 weeks or greater. The most common example of an acu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0028-3878,1526-632X
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000003225