CAUSES OF POLYNEUROPATHY IN THE ELDERLY

CAUSES OF POLYNEUROPATHY IN THE ELDERLY

Seventy-four patients over 65 years with electrophysiologically confirmed polyneuropathies were reviewed. Common causes were diabetes (27%), neoplasms (13%) and the Guillain-Barré syndrome (11%). In only 28% was no cause identified.

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Veröffentlicht in:Age and ageing 1986-07, Vol.15 (4), p.247-249
Hauptverfasser: GEORGE, J., TWOMEY, J. A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Diabetic Neuropathies - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Neoplasms - complications
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - etiology
Polyradiculoneuropathy - complications
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Zusammenfassung:Seventy-four patients over 65 years with electrophysiologically confirmed polyneuropathies were reviewed. Common causes were diabetes (27%), neoplasms (13%) and the Guillain-Barré syndrome (11%). In only 28% was no cause identified.
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/15.4.247