Polyneuritis cranialis: causes

Evidence-based neurology checklist on polyneuritis cranialis: causes: Immune causes Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS) Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) Diabetes Sjogren’s syndrome Sarcoidosis Thyrotoxicosis Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) Infectious causes Other causes

Immune causes

  • Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS)
  • Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS)
  • Diabetes
  • Sjogren’s syndrome
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Thyrotoxicosis
  • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)

Infectious causes

Other causes

References

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