Paranodal dissection in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy with anti-neurofascin-155 and anti-contactin-1 antibodies

Conclusions
Paranodal dissection without classical macrophage-mediated demyelination is the characteristic feature of patients with CIDP with autoantibodies to paranodal axo–glial junctional molecules.

Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - May 23, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Koike, H., Kadoya, M., Kaida, K.-i., Ikeda, S., Kawagashira, Y., Iijima, M., Kato, D., Ogata, H., Yamasaki, R., Matsukawa, N., Kira, J.-i., Katsuno, M., Sobue, G. Tags: Neuromuscular Source Type: research