The electrodiagnostic findings in peripheral neuropathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy
- 1 September 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Muscle & Nerve
- Vol. 6 (7), 504-509
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.880060706
Abstract
The electrodiagnostic findings in 51 patients with monoclonal serum proteins of different etiologies and peripheral neuropathies are analyzed and the findings in an additional 10 patients with multiple myeloma are discussed. The nine patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance had electrodiagnostic patterns consistent with either predominant axonal degeneration or demyelination. Almost all 15 patients with osteosclerotic myeloma had evidence of a demyelinating neuropathy. The 27 patients with primary systemic amyloidosis almost always displayed evidence of an axonal neuropathy with superimposed carpal tunnel syndrome in some cases. The 10 patients with multiple myeloma had heterogeneous findings. Electrodiagnostic studies can aid in classifying these patients and suggest the likelihood of a specific etiology.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
- Osteosclerotic myeloma and peripheral neuropathyNeurology, 1983
- Use of SEPs to localize degeneration in a rare polyneuropathy: Studies on polyneuropathy associated with pigmentation, hypertrichosis, edema, and plasma cell dyscrasiaAnnals of Neurology, 1982
- The electrodiagnostic distinctions between chronic familial and acquired demyelinative neuropathiesNeurology, 1982
- Prevalence of monoclonal protein in peripheral neuropathyNeurology, 1981
- Intensive evaluation of referred unclassified neuropathies yields improved diagnosisAnnals of Neurology, 1981
- Polyneuropathy with monoclonal gammopathy: Studies of 11 patientsAnnals of Neurology, 1981
- The spectrum of peripheral neuropathy in myelomaNeurology, 1981
- The natural history of peripheral neuropathy in primary systemic amyloidosisAnnals of Neurology, 1979
- Amyloidosis With Plasma Cell DyscrasiaArchives of Neurology, 1977
- PERONEAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY (PMA) AND RELATED DISORDERSBrain, 1977