NEUROPATHY-DEMYELINATION

SUMMARY

1. Inherited or inflammatory, acquired conditions are usually inflammatory.

2. Patchy or segmental in distribution, length-independent.

3. Involvement of the nerve roots is often seen with peripheral nerve trunks leading to proximal limb weakness (which is otherwise unusal in a neuropathy).

4. Rapid & complete recovery as the axons are spared.

5. Weakness without atrophy.

6. Heriditary disorders are diffuse & slowly progressive.

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