Title: autoimmune neuropathy
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - autoimmune neuropathy
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13507
Status: current

Definition
Autoimmune disease of the nervous system.

Notes
1) 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.
2) 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).

Related Terms
- Autoimmune disease: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12919
- paraneoplastic autoimmune syndromes: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13535
- systemic: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13708

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1221 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'autoimmune neuropathy' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13507
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