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Epidemiology of Polyneuropathies Associated with Plasma Cell Dyscrasias

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Polyneuropathies Associated with Plasma Cell Dyscrasias

Part of the book series: Topics in the Neurosciences ((TNSC,volume 5))

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Abstract

Whenever an association between two relatively uncommon disorders is described, usually in case reports of one or a few patients, the temptation exists to link the two etiologically. Although these isolated reports are useful in alerting us to possible relationships, caution must be exercised before accepting them at face value since such associations may be merely fortuitous. Unless it can be shown that the two disorders occur more commonly together than can be explained by chance, or that they share a causative link, the value of this connection is doubtful.

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  1. Electromyography Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 02111, Boston, MA, USA

    John J. Kelly Jr. M.D. (Associate Professor of Neurology Director)

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Kelly, J.J. (1987). Epidemiology of Polyneuropathies Associated with Plasma Cell Dyscrasias. In: Polyneuropathies Associated with Plasma Cell Dyscrasias. Topics in the Neurosciences, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2065-4_2

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