Polyneuritis cranialis

Last revised by Rohit Sharma on 11 Oct 2020

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Citation:

St-Amant M, Sharma R, Rasuli B, Polyneuritis cranialis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-49803

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-49803

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/49803

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49803

Article created:

4 Dec 2016, Maxime St-Amant ◉

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At the time the article was created Maxime St-Amant had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

11 Oct 2020, Rohit Sharma ◉

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3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System

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Polyneuritis cranialis is often considered an oculopharyngeal subtype of Guillain-Barré syndrome, but the term has also been used for other subtypes of post-infectious and inflammatory polyneuritis (including diphteria, HIV, Lyme disease, sarcoidosis, post-chemotherapy, etc.) ^1,2. The term was initially used for Guillain-Barré syndrome without limb weakness¹.