Specific Polyneuropathies Flashcards
2 mixed axonal and demyelinating neuropathies
Diabetes and uremia
Nerve biopsy finding of leprosy
Foamy histiocyte invasion
3 different uniform demyelinating mixed sensorimotor neuropathies
HMSN I, III, IV
Which axonal sensorimotor neuropathy causes uveitis
Sarcoidosis
What kind of neuropathy is multifocal motor neuropathy
Demyelinating motor neuropathy
What distinguishes HMSN II from the other ones?
Less foot intrinsic involvement.
3 segmental demyelinating motor and sensory neuropathies
AIDP (GBS), CIDP, leprosy (Hansen’s disease)
What would CSF analysis show for HMSN I, III, IV?
Increased protein
Is weakness in CIDP more proximal or distal
Proximal
Which axonal sensorimotor neuropathy has foot or wrist drop
EtOH
Which toxin causes blue lines in gums
Lead
What would nerve biopsy show for HMSN I, III, IV
Onion bulb formation
Which axonal sensory neuropathy results in nephrotoxicity
Cis-platinum toxicity
3 axonal sensorimotor neuropathies
EtOH, amyloidosis, sarcoidosis
Which toxin causes lower limb weakness
Vincristine
3 main toxins that lead to neuropathy
Lead, vincristine, dapsone
4 axonal sensory neuropathies
Cis-platinum toxicity, friedreich’s ataxia, sjogren’s, Vit b6 toxicity
Most common CN affected in AIDP
CN 7
Which axonal sensory neuropathy results in WC use by 16 yo
Friedreich’s ataxia
Nerve biopsy of axonal sensory neuropathies
Abnormally large axons