Kahn SN, Riches PG, Kohn J. Paraproteinaemia in neurological disease: incidence, associations, and classification of monoclonal immunoglobulins.
J Clin Pathol 1980;
33:617-21. [PMID:
6253529 PMCID:
PMC1146171 DOI:
10.1136/jcp.33.7.617]
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Abstract
Fifty-six patients presenting with neurological complaints were found to have paraproteinaemia unassociated with immunocytic malignancy; 16 patients presented with peripheral neuropathy. There was an association between IgM paraproteinaemia and an idiopathic neuropathy with markedly slowed nerve conduction velocities.
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