Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg) with Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy for Motor Impairment of Neuralgic Amyotrophy: Clinical Observations in 10 Cases
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- Naito Ko-suke
- Department of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Fukushima Kazuhiro
- Department of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Suzuki Seiko
- Department of Neurology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Kuwahara Motoi
- Department of Neurology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Morita Hiroshi
- Department of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Kusunoki Susumu
- Department of Neurology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Ikeda Shu-ichi
- Department of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan
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Background Neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) is a distinct peripheral nervous system disorder characterized by attacks of acute neuropathic pain and rapid multifocal weakness and atrophy unilaterally in the upper limb. The current hypothesis is that the episodes are caused by an immune-mediated response to the brachial plexus, however, therapeutic strategies for NA have not been well established.<br> Methods and Results We retrospectively reviewed 15 case series of NA; 10 of the 15 patients received intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) with methylprednisolone pulse therapy (MPPT) and 9 of these10 patients showed clinical improvement of motor impairment.<br> Conclusion Our clinical observations do not contradict the possibility that IVIg with MPPT may be one of the potential therapeutics for NA, however the efficacy remains to be established. Further confirmatory trials are needed in patients with various clinical severities and phases of NA. Further basic research and confirmatory trials should be performed to survey the efficacy of such immunomodulation therapy for NA.<br>
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- Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine 51 (12), 1493-1500, 2012
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- CRID
- 1390282679847497856
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- NII論文ID
- 130002062161
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- AA10827774
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- 1:STN:280:DC%2BC38jksVSltg%3D%3D
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- 13497235
- 09182918
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- 10091/16025
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- 22728480
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