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What are 2 Inflammatory Neuropathies?

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  1. Guillain Barre

2. Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Poly(radiculo)neuropathy

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Guillain Barre is an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. What may precede muscular symptoms?

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Flu-like illness

– resolves before symptoms appear

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What occurs early in the disease process with Guillain Barre?

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DTRs disappear

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What is the main symptom of Guillain Barre patients?

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ASCENDING paralysis

= Distal limb weakness –> proximal weakness

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What is the main symptom of Guillain Barre patients?

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ASCENDING paralysis

= Distal limb weakness –> proximal weakness

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What are a few common causes of Guillain Barre?

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Campylobacter Jejuni
CMV, EBV, Mycoplasma
Prior vaccination

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What 2 things will be seen on histo with Guillain Barre?

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  1. Perivenular and Endoneurial infiltration by inflammatory cells
  2. Segmental Demyelination
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What 2 things will be seen on histo with Guillain Barre?

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  1. Perivenular and Endoneurial infiltration by inflammatory cells
  2. Segmental Demyelination
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What antibodies will be positive with Guillain Barre?

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Anti-Myelin Antibodies

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What change in CSF will be seen with Guillain Barre?

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Increased CSF protein

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What are 2 possible treatments for Guillain Barre?

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Plasmapheresis

IVIg

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Radiculoneuropathy is seen with both peripheral inflammatory neuropathies. What is it?

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Demyelination of spinal nerve roots and peripheral nerves

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What is the most common acquired inflammatory peripheral neuropathy?

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Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Poly(radiculo)neuropathy

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What are the signs of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Poly(radiculo)neuropathy?

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Symmetrical mixed sensorimotor symptoms > 2 MONTHS

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Symmetrical mixed sensorimotor symptoms for longer than 2 months?

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Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Poly(radiculo)neuropathy

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What change to what nerve is seen with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Poly(radiculo)neuropathy?

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Surval nerve = Onion bulb

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What distinguishes Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Poly(radiculo)neuropathy from Guillain Barre?

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Time and response to steroids!

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What are 3 Infectious Polyneuropathies of peripheral nerves?

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  1. Leprosy
  2. Diphtheria
  3. Varicella-Zoster
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What are the 2 types of Leprosy?

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Lepromatous

Tuberculoid

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What organism is to blame for Leprosy?

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Mycobacterium Leprae

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With Lepromatous Leprosy, Mycobacterium Leprae invades what cells and causes what to occur?

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Invades Schwann cells

= Loss of BOTH myelinated and Unmyelinated axons

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What 2 histological changes will be seen with Lepromatous Leprae?

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  1. Endoneurial fibrosis

2. Thickening of perineural sheaths

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Endoneurial fibrosis and thickening of perineural sheaths is seen with?

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Lepromatous Leprosy

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What are the symptoms of Lepromatous Leprosy?

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Symmetric polyneuropathy – loss of pain sensation

Large ulcers

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Lepromatous Leprosy preferentially affects where?
COOL extremities | -- symmetric polyneuropathy and large ulcers
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Tuberculoid Leprosy is a cell mediated immune response. What differentiates it from Lepromatous Leprosy?
LOCALIZED nerve involvement
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What can be seen in the dermis of Tuberculoid Leprosy patients and what differentiates it from Lepromatous Leprosy?
Granulomatous nodules in the dermis | -- LOCALIZED nerve involvement
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What unique loss will present with Diphtheria?
Loss of proprioception and vibratory sensation
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What muscle dysfunctions will be prominent with Diphtheria?
Bulbar and respiratory muscle dysfunctions
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Bulbar and respiratory muscle dysfunctions with loss of proprioception and vibratory sensation is likely?
Diphtheria
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Varicella-Zoster Virus affects _____. And once it is reactivated it causes?
Affects sensory ganglia => Shingles
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What dermatomes are often affected with the painful vesicular eruption from Varicella-Zoster Virus?
Thoracic or Trigeminal Nerve Dermatomes
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What follows the death of sensory neurons with the Varicella-Zoster virus?
Axonal degeneration of peripheral nerves
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What is the most common cause of Peripheral Neuropathy?
Diabetes
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What type of polyneuropathy is seen with Diabetes and why?
Ascending distal symmetric sensorimotor polyneuropathy | = Decreased # of axons
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Ascending distal symmetric sensorimotor polyneuropathy is seen with Diabetes. What are some symptoms?
Numbness Decreased pain sensation and balance Paresthesias
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What are diabetic patients at risk for?
Increased foot/ankle fractures and ulcers | ==> Amputation
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With Diabetes, what will the Endoneurial Arterioles show histologically?
PAS (+) | Thickened, and basement membrane reduplicated
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Vascular changes contribute to the damage seen with Diabetes. What histo change will be seen?
Endoneurial Arterioles = PAS (+) and thickened reduplicated basement membranes
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Paraneoplastic Neuropathies often precede cancer diagnosis. What is a common cause of a sensorimotor neuronpathy?
Small cell lung cancer (neuroendocrine)
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Besides Small cell lung cancer, what other neoplasm can cause paraneoplastic neuropathies?
Monoclonal Gammopathies (B cell neoplasms)
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Monoclonal Gammopathies (B cell neoplasms) can cause paraneoplastic neuropathies. What do they secrete that damage the nerves?
Monoclonal Immunoglobulins = Demyelination
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What are the symptoms of a paraneoplastic neuropathy from a Monoclonal Gammopathy (B cell neoplasm)?
POEMS - polyneuropathy - organomegaly - endocrinopathy - monoclonal gammopathy - skin changes
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Traumatic Neuroma
Axons continue to grow despite misalignment
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If you see small bundles of axons randomly oriented, it is likely a?
Traumatic Neuroma
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Peripheral nerves can also be subjected to physical forces causing compression neuropathies. What are 2 examples?
Carpel Tunnel | Saturday night palsy
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What anatomic structures are affected with Carpel Tunnel?
Median Nerve | Transverse carpal ligament
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Carpel tunnel is also associated with what endocrine change?
Hypothyroidism
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Saturday night palsy affects what nerve?
Radial nerve
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What is an inherited peripheral neuropathy?
Charcot-Marie-Tooth
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What is an inherited peripheral neuropathy?
Charcot-Marie-Tooth
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What are the signs of Charcot-Marie-Tooth?
Distal muscle atrophy Sensory loss FOOT DEFORMITIES
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Distal muscle atrophy, sensory loss and foot deformities may be?
Charcot-Marie-Tooth | -- inherited peripheral neuropathy
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What is the more severe Charcot-Marie-Tooth form that can present at childhood?
CMT2 - axonal injury
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What is the less severe Charcot-Marie-Tooth that presents in the 2nd decade?
CMT1 - demyelinating neuropathies
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth is inherited how?
Autosomal Dominant

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