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Progressive inflammatory neuropathy is a autoimmune disease that was identified in a report, released on January 31, 2008, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The first known outbreak of this neuropathy occurred in southeastern Minnesota in the United States.
Jul 16, 2023 · Multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN), also called multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block (MMNCB), is a rare, acquired, motor neuropathy characterized by progressive asymmetric weakness without sensory problems.
If a patient has recurrent optic neuritis, an underlying cause cannot be identified, and steroid responsiveness is apparent, the diagnosis of CRION should be considered. CRION refers to a relapsing form of optic neuritis characterized by inflammation.
Nov 20, 2018 · Multifocal motor neuropathy is a rare disorder characterized by slowly progressive muscle weakness, primarily of the arms and legs.
Dec 15, 2020 · Early peripheral neuropathy may present as sensory alterations that are often progressive, including sensory loss, numbness, pain, or burning sensations in a “stocking and glove” distribution...
It is generally accepted that MMN represents a chronic progressive immune-mediated motor neuropathy clinically characterised by progressive asymmetric weakness and electrophysiologically by partial motor conduction block. Anti-GM1 IgM antibodies are identified in at least 40% of patients.
Sep 26, 2023 · MNM is a term used to describe a distinctive clinical presentation of progressive motor and sensory deficits in the distribution of specific peripheral nerves. MNM is essentially an asymmetrical, asynchronous sensory and motor peripheral neuropathy involving isolated damage to at least two separate limb or cranial nerves.
