Porphyria: differential diagnosis

Differentials of acute neuropathy

• Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS)
• Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)
• Vitamin deficiency neuropathies: B1, B6, B12
• Alcoholic neuropathy
• Paraneoplastic syndromes

Differentials of acute encephalopathy

Differentials of encephalopathy and neuropathy

Differentials of acute neuropathy

Differentials of acute encephalopathy

Differentials of encephalopathy and neuropathy

References

1. Gerischer LM, Scheibe F, Nümann A, Köhnlein M, Stölzel U, Meisel A. Acute porphyrias - a neurological perspective. Brain Behav 2021; 11:e2389.
2. Gerischer LM, Scheibe F, Nümann A, Köhnlein M, Stölzel U, Meisel A. Acute porphyrias - a neurological perspective. Brain Behav 2021; 11:e2389.

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