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{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editors-In-Chief:''' [[Priyamvada Singh|Priyamvada Singh, MBBS]] [mailto:psingh13579@gmail.com] | {{CMG}}; '''Associate Editors-In-Chief:''' [[Priyamvada Singh|Priyamvada Singh, MBBS]] [mailto:psingh13579@gmail.com] | ||
==Diagnostic | ==Diagnostic Criteria== | ||
* '''Required''' | * '''Required''' | ||
** Progressive, relatively symmetrical weakness of 2 or more limbs due to [[neuropathy]] | ** Progressive, relatively symmetrical weakness of 2 or more limbs due to [[neuropathy]] |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, MBBS [2]
Diagnostic Criteria
- Required
- Progressive, relatively symmetrical weakness of 2 or more limbs due to neuropathy
- Areflexia
- Disease course < 4 weeks
- Exclusion of other causes (see below)
- Supportive
- Relatively symmetric weakness accompanied by numbness and/or tingling
- Mild sensory involvement
- Facial nerve or other cranial nerve involvement
- Absence of fever
- Typical CSF findings obtained from lumbar puncture
- Electrophysiologic evidence of demyelination from electromyogram