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Autoimmune disease of the nervous system.
Notes:
- More and more neuropathies are described as autoimmune or possibly autoimmune in nature. Little is known about xenobiotics in the pathogenesis, but infections may play an important role in the initiation of some diseases.
- Autoimmune neuropathies may be manifested at the neuromuscular junction, as central nervous system diseases (e.g., multiple sclerosis, paraneoplastic autoimmune syndromes, stiff-person syndrome, as well as manifestations of systemic autoimmune diseases), and diseases of the peripheral nerves (e.g., various forms of acute and chronic demyelinating neuropathies).