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Review
. 2006 Sep:253 Suppl 5:V2-8.
doi: 10.1007/s00415-006-5001-3.

Epidemiology of neuroimmunological diseases

Peter Flachenecker  1
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Review

Epidemiology of neuroimmunological diseases

Peter Flachenecker. J Neurol. 2006 Sep.

Erratum in

  • J Neurol. 2008 Feb;255(2):308

Abstract

This review gives an overview of various neuroimmunological diseases in terms of incidence and prevalence rates, age and sex distribution, and the frequency of subtypes, if applicable. The disorders selected for review are inflammatory muscle disorders (polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis), myasthenia gravis, immune-mediated polyneuropathies (Guillain-Barré syndrome, chronic polyneuritis and vasculitic neuropathies), and multiple sclerosis.

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