Evidence map›Paper›PMID 23642723›Full record

ReviewNeurologic clinics2013

Multifocal motor neuropathy, multifocal acquired demyelinating sensory and motor neuropathy, and other chronic acquired demyelinating polyneuropathy variants.

Mazen M Dimachkie, Richard J Barohn, Jonathan Katz

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Review in Neurologic clinics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  13. Human immune globulin infusion in the management of multifocal motor neuropathy.Degenerative neurological and neuromuscular disease · 2016
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  15. Neuromuscular issues in systemic disease.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mazen M DimachkieDepartment of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3599 Rainbow Boulevard, Mail Stop 2012, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. mdimachkie@kumc.edu
Richard J Barohn
Jonathan Katz

Funding

Heartland Institute for Clinical and Translational ResearchUL1TR000001 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI BAROHN, RICHARD J. · 2012 to 2015
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NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic acquired demyelinating neuropathies (CADP) constitute an important group of immune neuromuscular disorders affecting myelin. This article discusses CADP with emphasis on multifocal motor neuropathy, multifocal acquired demyelinating sensory and motor neuropathy, distal acquired demyelinating symmetric neuropathy, and less common variants. Although each of these entities has distinctive laboratory and electrodiagnostic features that aid in their diagnosis, clinical characteristics are of paramount importance in diagnosing specific conditions and determining the most appropriate therapies. Knowledge regarding pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of these disorders continues to expand, resulting in improved opportunities for identification and treatment.

Indexed as

Demyelinating DiseasesElectrodiagnosisHistory, 20th CenturyHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousMaleMiddle AgedNeural ConductionPlasma ExchangePolyneuropathiesImmunoglobulins, Intravenous

Identifiers

PMID23642723
PMCPMC4098937

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