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polyradiculitis

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polyradiculitis /poly·ra·dic·u·li·tis/ (pol″e-rah-dik″u-li´tis) inflammation of the nerve roots.
pol·y·ra·dic·u·li·tis (pl-r-dky-lts)
n.
Inflammation of the nerve roots.

polyradiculitis
[pol′ērədik′yoo͡lī′tis]
Etymology: Gk, polys + L, radicula, rootlet; Gk, itis
inflammation of many nerve roots, such as found in Guillain-Barré syndrome.

polyradiculitis [pol″e-rah-dik″u-li´tis]
inflammation of the nerve roots.

polyradiculitis
inflammation of the nerve roots.


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It may also present with myelitis or an inflammatory polyradiculitis of the spinal nerve roots or cranial nerves [37].
pneumoniae infection (1,2), manifesting as meningoencephalitis, cerebellar ataxia (3), brainstem disease (4), transverse myelitis (5), polyradiculitis (4,6), or cranial nerve palsies (4,6).
Since respiratory failure has not previously been described as a manifestation of hypothyroidism, it was initially interpreted as being due to polyradiculitis, myasthenia, paraneoplastic syndrome, or primary myopathy until exclusion of these differential diagnoses.
 
 
 
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