Pathology - Other SkM/Nerve Diseases Flashcards
Def: demyelinating peripheral neuropathy w/ ascending paralysis and loss of sensation
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Def: symmetric polyneuropathy most severe in the distal extremities and face primarily involving the pain fibers
Infectious Neuropathy (Leprosy)
Def: polyradiculoneuropathy and facial nerve palsies
Infectious Neuropathy (Lyme disease)
GB is typically preceded by a…
Flu-like illness
Hist: T cell and humoral implication w/ presence of “onion-bulbs”
Polyradiculoneuropathy
Def: MC viral infection of peripheral nerves - painful, vesicular skin eruptions in dermatomal pattern
Infectious Neuropathy (Varicella-Zoster)
Def: Acute peripheral neuropathy assc w/ prominent bulbar and respiratory muscle dysfunction
Infectious Neuropathy (Diptheria)
GB is assc w/…
C. Jejuni CMV EBV Mycoplasma
MC areas for Varicell-Zoster infectious Neuropathy to occur…
Thoracic and trigeminal ns.
CSF values for GB
Elevated protein No leukocytes
Def: acquired inflammatory peripheral neuropathy w/ symmetrical mixed sensorimotor polyneuropathy for > 2 months
Polyradiculoneuropathy
Tx for GB
Plasmapheresis IV Ig
