Neuropathy associated with cryoglobulinemia
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Muscle & Nerve
- Vol. 9 (7) , 626-631
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.880090708
Abstract
A patient with severe subacute sensory ataxia was found to have an IgM (kappa) cryoglobulin. Clinical, electrophysiologic, and sural nerve biopsy studies indicated that axonal degeneration and segmental demyelination both played a role in the pathogensis of this neuropathy. Corticosteroid therapy was associated with notable clinical improvement and a 50% decrease in cryoglobulin concentration.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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