Two Causes of Demyelinating Neuropathy in One Patient: CMT1A and POEMS Syndrome

Two causes of demyelinating neuropathy in one patient: CMT1A and POEMS syndrome.

In most cases, there is only one cause for a patient’s peripheral neuropathy (e.g. diabetes mellitus, uremia, inflammatory demyelination, vasculitic, inherited or other). However, occasionally more than one cause may be present and clinically important. The case illustrated here shows that inherited (CMT1A) and acquired (POEMS) demyelinating neuropathies can coexist and both contribute to the c...

Bilateral non-simultaneous optic neuropathy and unilateral macular edema in a patient with POEMS syndrome.

PURPOSE To report a case of bilateral non-simultaneous optic neuropathy and unilateral macular edema in a patient with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome. METHODS A 61-year-old man with POEMS syndrome had bilateral anterior optic neuropathy and unilateral macular edema. RESULTS Visual field testing showed bilateral superior...

Simultaneous optic neuropathy and osmotic demyelinating syndrome in hyperemesis gravidarum.

comparison of the amount of debris extruded apically in two rotary techniques: flexmaster and m2

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Massive peripheral nerve hypertrophy in a patient with multifocal upper limb demyelinating neuropathy (Lewis-Sumner syndrome).