Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: two cases with cervical spinal cord compression Polirradiculoneuropatia desmielinizante inflamatória crônica: dois casos com síndrome de compressão medular

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a peripheral nerve disorder probably due to an immunological disturb. It evolves either in a steadily progressive or in a relapsing and fluctuating course. Weakness is mainly in the lower limbs proximally and distally. The electromy...

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Main Authors: Marcos R.G. de Freitas, Osvaldo J.M. Nascimento, Cristiane N. Soares, Adriana Rocha Brito, Romeu Cortes Domingues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2005-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2005000400021