Clinical and Electrophysiological Characteristics of 23 French Patients With Neurolymphomatosis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction/aims

Neurolymphomatosis is a hematological condition defined by the direct infiltration of malignant lymphomatous cells into the peripheral nervous system. Since nerve conduction studies may disclose demyelinating features, clinicians may misdiagnose neurolymphomatosis as chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). This study aimed to determine whether patients with neurolymphomatosis met the 2021 revised criteria for CIDP.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed 23 patients with primary or secondary neurolymphomatosis from nine French hospitals. We analyzed whether patients with a diagnosis of neurolymphomatosis met the 2010 and 2021 CIDP criteria.

Results

152 motor nerves were analyzed, and conduction blocks were found in 13.8% of them. Eight

SUBMITTER: Asmani D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11887519 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature