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Abstract

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an autoimmune disorder predominantly affecting the peripheral nervous system (PNS), characterised by muscle weakness and sensory disruption which may involve all four limbs[1]. CIDP affecting children is uncommon, with a large scale review in 2013 noting 143 documented cases described in the literature [2]. Central nervous system involvement has previously been described; however, optic neuropathy is an extremely rare manifestation of CIDP, with only a small number of cases previously reported (both unilateral and bilateral) in adult patients[3-5]. This report details a child who developed optic neuropathy in association with CIDP. 

Keywords

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) optic neuritis

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Author Biography

Nigel Colin Griffith, Clinical and Academic Department of Ophthalmology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK WC1N 3JH

Senior House Office, Paediatric subspecialities, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK WC1N 3JH

How to Cite
Griffith, N. C., Munot, P., Pitt, M., Prise, K., Thompson, D. A., & Bowman, R. (2019). Optic neuritis associated with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in a child - a case report. Journal of the International Child Neurology Association, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.17724/jicna.2019.127

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