Semin Neurol 2025; 45(01): 122-131
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1791579
Invited Review

Immune-Mediated Neuropathies: Top 10 Clinical Pearls

Elizabeth M. Monohan
1   Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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Thomas H. Brannagan III
2   Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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Funding This study was funded by Michael D. Rothman CIDP Research Fund.
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Abstract

Immune-mediated neuropathies encompass a range of neurological disorders, including chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, Guillain–Barré syndrome, multifocal motor neuropathy, autoimmune autonomic neuropathies, and paranodal nodopathies. Recognizing clinical patterns is key to narrowing the broad range of differential diagnoses in immune-mediated neuropathies. Electrodiagnostic testing is a useful tool to support the diagnosis of immune-mediated neuropathies. Our understanding of autoimmune demyelinating neuropathies is rapidly advancing, particularly with the discovery of nodal and paranodal antibodies. Recent advances in neuropathy treatment include the utilization of neonatal Fc receptors to reduce antibody recycling, and the development of complement inhibitors to reduce inflammatory damage, offering promising new therapeutic avenues. Timely identification of immune-mediated neuropathies is imperative as delay in diagnosis and treatment may lead to irreversible disability.



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17. Oktober 2024

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