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	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy
		Chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy is a disorder involving slowly progressive or repeated episodes of loss of movement or sensation, caused by inflammation of multiple nerves.
		Chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy is a common type of damage to nerves outside the brain or spinal cord (peripheral neuropathy) involving multiple nerves (polyneuropathy).
		The cause of chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy is an abnormal immune response.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000777.htm (693 words)

	Dorlands Medical Dictionary
		polyneuropathy caused by amyloidosis; symptoms may include dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, carpal tunnel syndrome, and sensory disturbances in the extremities such as numbness, hyperesthesia, or paresthesia.
		polyneuropathy seen in cases of chronic arsenic poisoning, characterized by sensory disturbances of the extremities and sometimes by a syndrome resembling acute febrile polyneuritis.
		polyneuropathy caused by the uremia of chronic renal failure, characterized by painless bilateral sensorimotor deficits of the lower limbs and later the upper limbs.
	www.mercksource.com /pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_p_28zPzhtm (3517 words)

	Polyneuropathy: Peripheral Nerve Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
		Polyneuropathy may be acute (beginning suddenly) or chronic (developing gradually, often over months or years).
		Polyneuropathy often affects the nerves of the autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary functions in the body (such as blood pressure, heart rate, digestion, salivation, and urination).
		When polyneuropathy is due to cancer, the cancer may have to be surgically removed to relieve compression of the nerve.
	www.merck.com /mrkshared/mmanual_home2/sec06/ch095/ch095h.jsp (1647 words)

	Polyneuropathy and statins [June 2002; 100-5]
		In general practice in the UK one estimate is that the incidence of myopathy in users of lipid lowering drugs is 2.3 per 10,000 person years, with a relative risk compared with nonusers of 42 for fibrates and 8 for statins [1].
		The relative risk of polyneuropathy for current users was 4.6 (2.1 to 10) for all cases with current use, and 16 (5.7 to 45) for definite cases with current use (Table 2).
		In those over 50 the incidence of polyneuropathy in the background population was 1.7 per 10,000 person years, with an excess rate of 4.5 per 10,000 person years among those exposed to statins.
	www.jr2.ox.ac.uk /bandolier/band100/b100-5.html (687 words)

	Pain Medicine & Palliative Care
		A "neuropathy" is a condition in which the peripheral nerves (the nerves in your body, aside from your spinal cord and brain) are damaged or not working correctly.
		A "polyneuropathy" is a neuropathy pattern, whereby the nerve damage initially starts in both feet and may progress to involve the feet, calves, and fingers/hands.
		Most often, a doctor should be able to diagnose painful polyneuropathy solely on a patient's description of his/her symptoms and a simple neurological examination.
	www.bethisraelny.org /stoppain/pain_medicine/polyneuropathy.html (693 words)

	Polyneuropathy - healing with herbs, vitamins and minerals.
		Polyneuropathy refers to any illness that attacks numerous nerves in the body, sometimes causing weakness and/or pain.
		The cause of polyneuropathy is a systemic problem related to nutritional deficiencies, an overload of toxins or a symptom of another existing disease attacking the nervous system.
		Polyneuropathy is often associated with other illnesses, for instance kidney disease, diabetes, Lyme disease and several autoimmune illnesses.
	www.herbs2000.com /disorders/polyneuropathy.htm (642 words)

	Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy- Health Encyclopedia and Reference
		Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare acquired, symmetrical (occurs on both sides of the body), sensory-motor neuropathy (nerve disorder) and is considered to be the chronic variety of the Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS).
		Diagnosis is made on the basis of clinical symptoms and signs, electrodiagnostic studies to evaluate motor and sensory nerve conduction, and sometimes lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid examination.
		Without treatment, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is eventually fatal in up to 10 percent of patients.
	www.healthcentral.com /encyclopedia/408/362.html (475 words)

	► Sensorimotor polyneuropathy
		Sensorimotor polyneuropathy is a condition involving decreased movement or sensation associated with nerve damage.
		Sensorimotor polyneuropathy is a form of peripheral neuropathy (damage to nerves other than the brain or spinal cord).
		It is not a disorder itself but is occurs with disorders involving damage to multiple peripheral nerves (polyneuropathy).
	www.umm.edu /ency/article/000750.htm (259 words)

	Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
		Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare neurological disorder in which there is swelling of nerve roots and destruction of the fatty protective covering (myelin sheath) over the nerves.
		Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a disorder in which there is swelling of nerve roots destroying the covering (myelin sheath) of nerves.
		Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is a rare disorder that can affect any age group and the onset of the disorder may begin during any decade of life.
	hw.healthdialog.com /kbase/nord/nord903.htm (1797 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Sensorimotor polyneuropathy
		Sensorimotor polyneuropathy is a decrease in movement or sensation associated with nerve damage.
		Possible causes of sensorimotor polyneuropathy are alcoholic neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy, chronic inflammatory neuropathy, Guillain-Barre syndrome, and neuropathy caused by drugs.
		If the cause of the sensorimotor polyneuropathy can be identified and successfully treated, and if the damage is limited to the axon or myelin sheath -- leaving the cell body intact -- there is a possibility of full recovery from peripheral neuropathy.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000750.htm (1091 words)

	Distal symmetric polyneuropathy: A definition for clinical research: Report of the American Academy of Neurology, the ...
		Distal symmetric polyneuropathy: A definition for clinical research: Report of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation -- England et al.
		Polyneuropathy is a common neurologic disorder of diverse etiologies.
		for the diagnosis of distal symmetric polyneuropathy are debated.
	www.neurology.org /cgi/content/full/64/2/199 (3994 words)

	Axonal polyneuropathy in obstructive sleep apnoea -- Lüdemann et al. 70 (5): 685 -- Journal of Neurology, ...
		According to the clinical criteria, the prevalence of possible or probable polyneuropathy in our study was 71%.
		The prevalence of polyneuropathy in OSA is similar to its prevalence
		Polyneuropathy associated with chronic hypoxaemia: prevalence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
	jnnp.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/70/5/685 (1602 words)

	Polyneuropathy - PetPlace.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Polyneuropathies are a group of diseases that affect multiple nerves in any combination.
		Inherited polyneuropathies generally begin by the age of 6 months, while acquired neuropathies, depending on the specific disorder, may be seen in all ages.
		It is important to realize that although in some cases where an underlying disorder has been identified and treated the associated polyneuropathy will resolve, in others, despite treatment, it may not.
	www.petplace.com /articles/artShow.asp?artID=4451 (506 words)

	Statins and risk of polyneuropathy: a case-control study; Gaist et al 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The authors therefore performed a population-based study to estimate the relative risk of idiopathic polyneuropathy in users of statins.
		The odds ratio linking idiopathic polyneuropathy with statin use was 3.7 (95% CI 1.8 to 7.6) for all cases and 14.2 (5.3 to 38.0) for definite cases.
		For patients treated with statins for 2 or more years the odds ratio of definite idiopathic polyneuropathy was 26.4 (7.8 to 45.4).
	drugintel.com /drugs/statins/statin_neuropathy_case_control.htm (268 words)

	The Korea Times : 3 Chinese Workers Suffer From Polyneuropathy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Polyneuropathy, or inflammation of multiple nerves, causes pain and loss of sensation in hands and feet, spreading to arms and legs.
		Ansan Choongang General Hospital said Friday three Chinese workers had been treated for polyneuropathy since contracting the disease in June 2002 while working in a liquid crystal display (LCD) factory based in the Panwol industrial complex in Ansan.
		It is believed that around 2,600 workers in 367 workplaces around the nation are exposed to conditions that may cause the disease, according to a recent survey by the Labor Ministry.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/nation/200501/kt2005011416415511970.htm (400 words)

	Screening for HIV-associated distal-symmetric polyneuropathy in CDC-classification stages 1, 2, and 3.
		In late stages of HIV-infection prevalence of distal symmetric polyneuropathy seems to be directly correlated to immunodeficiency syndrome.
		The pathogenesis of distal symmetric polyneuropathy during HIV-infection is up to now incompletely understood, but results indicate a clear dependency between progressive immunological dysfunction and neuropathy.
		High active antiretroviral therapy in patients suffering from distal symmetric polyneuropathy is a main topic of future studies.
	www.aegis.com /aidsline/2000/jun/A0061313.html (471 words)

	About Peripheral Neuropathy - Polyneuropathy versus Mononeuropathy
		Peripheral neuropathy can affect multiple nerves (polyneuropathy) or only one nerve or nerve group (mononeuropathy) at a time.
		Mononeuropathy is usually the result of damage to a single nerve or nerve group by trauma, injury, local compression, prolonged pressure, or inflammation.
		Sciatica (a condition involving damage to the sciatic nerve, located in the back of the leg, which can lead to pain, numbness and weakness in the leg, knee, back of the calf, or foot) Sciatica is usually a result of compression of a lumbar nerve root from a herniated disk or arthritis.
	millercenter.uchicago.edu /learnaboutpn/aboutpn/whatispn/polyvsmono.shtml (157 words)

	Axonal neuropathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance -- Gorson and Ropper 63 (2): 163 ...
		Polyneuropathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: further evidence that IgM-MGUS neuropathies are different than IgG-MGUS.
		Polyneuropathy and IgM monoclonal gammopathy: studies of the pathogenic role of anti-myelin associated glycoprotein antibody.
		Polyneuropathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.
	www.jnnp.com /cgi/content/full/63/2/163 (3443 words)

	Rapid Recovery Hyperbarics : Research References
		Muscle Nerve 1997 Aug;20(8):969-75 Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi DNA and complement membrane attack complex deposits in the sural nerve of a patient with chronic polyneuropathy and tertiary Lyme disease.
		We report a patient who developed a chronic sensory-motor polyneuropathy and a progressive myelopathy 4 years after a tick bite.
		Lyme borreliosis is responsible for a large variety of peripheral neurologic manifestations including axonal polyneuropathy, radiculopathy, and facial nerve palsy.
	www.hbot4u.com /lyme1.html (902 words)

	The Pain Care Center - Pain Disorders - Fibromyalgia, Headaches, Low Back Pain, Painful Polyneuropathy, Reflex ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Painful polyneuropathy is a relatively common syndrome, characterized by a painful numbness or burning in the hands or feet.
		Painful polyneuropathy is a type of neuropathic pain.
		Painful polyneuropathy has a wide variety of causes including diabetes, kidney failure, alcoholism, AIDS and Chemotherapy.
	www.thepaincarecenter.com /pain_disorders.htm (3633 words)

	Diagnostic value of sural nerve demyelination in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy -- Bosboom et al. ...
		Axonal and perikaryal involvement in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
		Chronic idiopathic polyneuropathy presenting in middle or old age: a clinical and electrophysiological study of 75 patients [see comments].
		Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in diabetics: motor conductions are important in the differential diagnosis with diabetic polyneuropathy.
	brain.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/124/12/2427 (4358 words)

	CIDP Support Group - CIDP
		In the series of Dyck et al, only 64% of 53 patients were improved or in remission and able to return to work, 8% were ambulatory but unable to work, 11% were bedridden or wheelchair bound, and 11% died of the disease.
		BACKGROUND: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a heterogeneous disorder and both clinical course and response to treatment vary widely.
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	www.cidpusa.org (2878 words)

	ENLmedical.com: Conditions And Concerns: Medical Encyclopedia: Chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy
		Chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy affects approximately 6 out of 10,000 people.
		It is a common type of damage to nerves not in the brain or spinal cord (peripheral neuropathy) involving multiple nerves (polyneuropathy).
		The cause of chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy is seen as an immune response.
	www.enlmedical.com /article/000777.htm (487 words)

	[Use of plasmapheresis in patients with AIDS and peripheral polyneuropathy]
		The aim of this study was evaluation effectiveness of plasmapheresis in treatment patients with AIDS and polyneuropathy.
		Seven patients with AIDS--C3 and polyneuropathy coexistence were treatment by plasmapheresis.
		The symptoms of polyneuropathy decrease in all patients.
	www.aegis.com /aidsline/2000/may/A0052178.html (332 words)

	Pain Medicine & Palliative Care: Pain Medicine
		Polyneuropathy -- Diabetic Neuropathy, AIDS Neuropathy, and Related Websites
		Many patients with polyneuropathy may not even have any symptoms; in this case the diagnosis is made by a physical examination or a laboratory test (electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity test (NCV)).
		The symptoms of painful polyneuropathy start in the toes and feet (right and left).
	www.stoppain.org /pain_medicine/content/chronicpain/polyneuropathy.asp (728 words)

	Distinctions between critical illness polyneuropathy and axonal Guillain- Barre syndrome -- DE LETTER et al. 68 (3): ...
		in the serum of patients with critical illness polyneuropathy.
		Critical illness polyneuropathy is a neuromuscular disorder that
		Critical illness polyneuropathy, a complication of sepsis and multiple organ failure, may be a common cause of the difficulty
	jnnp.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/68/3/397 (971 words)

	Baylor Neurology Case of the Month (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The EMG revealed a polyneuropathy, not myopathy or neuromuscular junction deficit.
		Although diabetes can cause almost any type of neuropathy, the most common pattern is a distal, symmetrical sensorimotor polyneuropathy that is primarily axonal in nature.
		Cranial nerve infarcts may lead to eye motility problems in diabetics, but this usually involves an acute, painful onset of ophthalmoparesis, and would be unlikely to involve four separate cranial nerves.
	www.bcm.tmc.edu /neurol/challeng/pat15/summary.html (1779 words)

	Statins and risk of polyneuropathy: a case-control study.
		Diabetes, kidney disease, thyroid disease and alcohol abuse can all lead to neuropathy, but the nerve damage, known as polyneuropathy when it affects more than one nerve, may develop independently of these conditions.
		Nine of the patients had taken statins, with the average length of treatment being nearly 3 years.
		Compared to a "control" group of people who did not have neuropathy, people who had taken statins were 4 to 14 times more likely to develop polyneuropathy that did not have a known cause.
	www.chelationtherapyonline.com /technical/p27.htm (1231 words)

	Drug therapy for chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy is a not uncommon disorder of the elderly causing very slowly progressive numbness or weakness of the feet and lower legs, and sometimes also the hands.
		Chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy is an insidiously progressive sensory or sensorimotor polyneuropathy that affects elderly people.
		To assess whether drug therapy for chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy reduces disability, ameliorates neurological symptoms and associated impairments, and whether treatment is safe.
	www.cochrane.org /reviews/english/ab003456.html (416 words)

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