| CIPN | chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy |
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| CPN | central parenteral nutrition; chronic polyneuropathy; chronic pyelonephritis |
| CR-DIP | chronic relapsing demyelinating inflammatory polyneuropathy |
| DPN | dermatosis papulosa nigra; diabetic polyneuropathy; diphosphopyridine nucleotide; disabling panscler... |
| FAP | familial adenomatous polyposis; familial amyloid polyneuropathy; fatty acid polyunsaturated; fatty a... |
| OPIDP | Organophosphate induced delayed polyneuropathy |
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| PN | polyneuropathy |
| PNP | polyneuropathy |
| nutritional polyneuropathy | A disorder of multiple peripheral nerves, noted in beriberi, chronic alcoholism, and other clinical states, resulting from thiamin deficiency. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| demyelinating polyneuropathy | A type of polyneuropathy in which almost solely the peripheral nerve myelin is affected; can be both familial (e.g., Charcot-Marie Tooth disease, type 1), or acquired (e.g., Guillain-Barre syndrome); on motor nerve conduction studies, manifested as conduction slowing or block. Synonym: segmental demyelinating polyneuropathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diabetic polyneuropathy | A distal, symmetrical, generally sensorimotor polyneuropathy that is a frequent complication of diabetes mellitus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isoniazid polyneuropathy | An axonal loss polyneuropathy seen in some patients treated with isoniazid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uraemic polyneuropathy | A distal sensory and motor polyneuropathy without conspicuous inflammation and ascribed to the metabolic effects of chronic renal failure. (05 Mar 2000) |