Polyneuropathy: Introduction
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Polyneuropathy: Introduction“ von Carlo Raj, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Neuropathology: Foundations“. Der Vortrag ist dabei in folgende Kapitel unterteilt:
- Polyneuropathy
- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (Guillain-Barré)
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Multifocal Motor Neuropathies
Quiz zum Vortrag
Which of the following is NOT an example of immune-mediated polyneuropathy?
- Infectious peripheral polyneuropathy
- Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
- Multifocal motor neuropathy
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
- Paraneoplastic and monoclonal gammopathy–associated peripheral neuropathy
A 35-year-old man presents to the ER with weakness in his legs. He states that he was unable to move this morning. He had recovered from flu several days ago. On examination, there is an absence of reflexes in his legs bilaterally. Which of the following lab findings is most likely seen in his condition?
- Elevated protein in the CSF and demyelinating features on nerve conduction studies
- Elevated leucocytes in the CSF and demyelinating features on nerve conduction studies
- Decreased protein in the CSF and demyelinating features on nerve conduction studies
- Elevated lymphocytes in the CSF and demyelinating features on nerve conduction studies
- Elevated protein in the CSF and normal findings on nerve conduction studies
Which of the following findings differentiates chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy from acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy?
- Response to both steroids and IVIG
- Response to IVIG only
- Elevated protein in the CSF
- Demyelinating features on nerve conduction studies
- Raised protein with an absence of WBCs
Which of the following statements is correct regarding chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy?
- Areflexia and relapsing course
- Ascending paralysis and acute course
- Descending paralysis and relapsing course
- Steroids ineffective
- Involves hip flexors
What type of antibodies is found in multifocal motor neuropathy?
- Anti-GM1 antibodies
- Anti-Ro antibodies
- Anti-dsDNA antibodies
- Anti-La antibodies
- Anti-GM2 antibodies
Which of the following is incorrect regarding multifocal motor neuropathy?
- Weakness proportionate to atrophy
- Asymmetric weakness in individual nerve distributions
- Sparing of the sensory nerves
- More prominent in the arms
- Positive for anti-GM1 antibodies.
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Dozent des Vortrages Polyneuropathy: Introduction
Carlo Raj, MD
Dr. Carlo Raj is a Physician and Lecturer at Becker’s Healthcare, in Illinois, USA, and the CEO and founder of Indus Intellect Virtual MedEd, a medical education consulting company.
He obtained his MD from Medical University of the Americas (MUA) and is an international lecturer and public speaker.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Raj teaches courses on Pathology.
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Where is pathophysio, the arrangements of these lessons are bad .i cant even understand and Osmosis is better
I really enjoyed watching this lecture versus having to listen to hours of lecture on these topics.
