Journals / Medical Journal of Ege University / 1998 / Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 3

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in childhood: A case report

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81–82
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Marked clinical improvement were obtained with oral prednisolone therapy in spite of persistance of severe electrophysiological involvement of peripheral nerves.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare disease in childhood.
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Key Findings & Data:A three-year-old boy with difficulty in walking, hypotonia and hypo-areflexia was diagnosed as CIDP with electromyography and sura/ nerve biopsy studies.
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Conclusion & Impact:Marked clinical improvement were obtained with oral prednisolone therapy in spite of persistance of severe electrophysiological involvement of peripheral nerves.
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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare disease in childhood. A three-year-old boy with difficulty in walking, hypotonia and hypo-areflexia was diagnosed as CIDP with electromyography and sura/ nerve biopsy studies. Marked clinical improvement were obtained with oral prednisolone therapy in spite of persistance of severe electrophysiological involvement of peripheral nerves.

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DİZDARER, G., TEKGÜL, H., TÜTÜNCÜOĞLU, S. (1998). Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in childhood: A case report. Medical Journal of Ege University, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 3, 81–82. https://ajindex.com/articles/283174