Abstract:Multifocal motor neuropathy is a rare, immunemediated motor neuropathy with asymmetric, often debilitating progressive weakness. The efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin in this disease is well established; however, the response typically wanes over time. No other agent has shown similar therapeutic efficacy. We describe a case of antiganglioside GM1 IgM-positive multifocal motor neuropathy with typical incomplete and diminishing response to intravenous immunoglobulin over time. Sixteen years after symptom o… Show more
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