Porphyria: differential diagnosis

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Porphyria: differential diagnosis. Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS), Vitamin deficiency neuropathies: B1, B6, B12. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Differentials of acute neuropathy

  • Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS)
  • Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)
  • Vitamin deficiency neuropathies: B1, B6, B12
  • Alcoholic neuropathy
  • Paraneoplastic syndromes

Differentials of acute encephalopathy

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Differentials of encephalopathy and neuropathy

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Differentials of acute neuropathy

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Differentials of acute encephalopathy

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Differentials of encephalopathy and neuropathy

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References

  1. Gerischer LM, Scheibe F, Nümann A, Köhnlein M, Stölzel U, Meisel A. Acute porphyrias - a neurological perspective. Brain Behav 2021; 11:e2389.
  2. Gerischer LM, Scheibe F, Nümann A, Köhnlein M, Stölzel U, Meisel A. Acute porphyrias - a neurological perspective. Brain Behav 2021; 11:e2389.

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