Chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy: a systematic review

• Published in: Journal of neurology Vol. 263; no. 10; pp. 1903 - 1910
• Main Authors: Zis, Panagiotis, Sarrigiannis, Ptolemaios Georgios, Rao, Dasappaiah Ganesh, Hewamadduma, Channa, Hadjivassiliou, Marios
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Axons - pathology; Chronic Disease; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Neurosciences; Polyneuropathies - pathology; Polyneuropathies - physiopathology; Polyneuropathies - therapy; Review; CIAP; Axonal; Polyneuropathy; Idiopathic
• ISSN: 0340-5354; 1432-1459
• DOI: 10.1007/s00415-016-8082-7

Chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy (CIAP) is a term describing neuropathies with both sensory and motor involvement in a length dependant distribution where neurophysiology reveals axonal damage, neuropathy onset is insidious and shows slow or no progression of the disease over at least 6 mont...