polyradiculoneuropathy/tyrosine

A 21 month old girl presented with a short history of frequent falls and a right sided foot drop. She went on to suffer recurrent episodes of distal weakness in her arms and legs with hyporeflexia. Electrophysiological studies were consistent with inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy

OBJECTIVE To investigate a pathologic immune response to autonomic nerve fibers in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). METHODS We compared the effects of purified IgG from patients with GBS, multiple sclerosis, and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy on transmitter synthesis and synaptic

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare, autoimmune neuromuscular junction disorder. Contemporary prevalence rates approach 1/5,000. MG presents with painless, fluctuating, fatigable weakness involving specific muscle groups. Ocular weakness with asymmetric ptosis and binocular diplopia is the most typical