Childhood-onset demyelinating polyneuropathy: challenges in differentiating acquired from genetic disease

• Main Authors: Toh, Tsun-Haw, Lau, Kar-Foo, Tay, Chee-Geap, Chung, Tze-Yang, Shahrizaila, Nortina, Tan, Cheng-Yin
• Format: Article
• Published: ASEAN Neurological Association 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine; Medical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/36247/; https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000616431700023

Childhood chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) can be misdiagnosed for the more common genetic neuropathies such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. We present a case of childhood-onset demyelinating polyneuropathy who was initially diagnosed as CMT before a revised diagnosis o...