Literature DB >> 3019108

Causes of polyneuropathy in the elderly.

J George, J A Twomey.   

Abstract

Seventy-four patients over 65 years with electrophysiologically confirmed polyneuropathies were reviewed. Common causes were diabetes (27%), neoplasms (13%) and the Guillain-Barré syndrome (11%). In only 28% was no cause identified.

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Year:  1986        PMID： 3019108     DOI： 10.1093/ageing/15.4.247

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Age Ageing        ISSN： 0002-0729            Impact factor:   10.668


  6 in total

1.  Reproducibility of peroneal motor nerve conduction measurement in older adults.

Authors:  Rachel E Ward; Robert M Boudreau; Aaron I Vinik; Sasa A Zivkovic; Omer T Njajou; Suzanne Satterfield; Tamara B Harris; Anne B Newman; Elsa S Strotmeyer
Journal:  Clin Neurophysiol       Date:  2012-09-26       Impact factor: 3.708

2.  Gangliosides and Guillain-Barré syndrome. No causal link.

Authors:  J C Samson; M G Fiori
Journal:  BMJ       Date:  1994-03-05

3.  The sensitivity and specificity of the neurological examination in polyneuropathy patients with clinical and electrophysiological correlations.

Authors:  Alon Abraham; Majed Alabdali; Abdulla Alsulaiman; Hana Albulaihe; Ari Breiner; Hans D Katzberg; Danah Aljaafari; Leif E Lovblom; Vera Bril
Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2017-03-01       Impact factor: 3.240

4.  Genetic evidence for the most common risk factors for chronic axonal polyneuropathy in the general population.

Authors:  Noor E Taams; Maria J Knol; Rens Hanewinckel; Judith Drenthen; Hieab H H Adams; Pieter A van Doorn; Mohammad Arfan Ikram
Journal:  Eur J Neurol       Date:  2022-03-18       Impact factor: 6.288

Review 5.  The epidemiology and risk factors of chronic polyneuropathy.

Authors:  Rens Hanewinckel; Marieke van Oijen; M Arfan Ikram; Pieter A van Doorn
Journal:  Eur J Epidemiol       Date:  2015-12-23       Impact factor: 8.082

6.  Vasculitic neuropathy in elderly: A study from a tertiary care university hospital in South India.

Authors:  Anish Lawrence; Madhu Nagappa; Anita Mahadevan; Arun B Taly
Journal:  Ann Indian Acad Neurol       Date:  2016 Jul-Sep       Impact factor: 1.383
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