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acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
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acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

medical condition
Also known as: AIDP
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  • Guillain-Barré syndrome
    / Pathophysiology

    Demyelinating forms include acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP), which is the most commonly occurring version of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Axonal forms include acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) and acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy (AMSAN). Miller Fisher syndrome is a rare and often rapidly developing variant of the syndrome…

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    Demyelinating forms include acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP), which is the most commonly occurring version of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Axonal forms include acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) and acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy (AMSAN). Miller Fisher syndrome is a rare and often rapidly developing variant of the syndrome…

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