International Journal of Neurology and Brain DisordersInternational Journal of Neurology and Brain DisordersInternational Journal of Neurology and Brain DisordersInternational Journal of Neurology and Brain Disorders2377-1348Ommega Online PublishersNew Jersey, USAResearch ArticleInvestigation of Insulin Resistance and Vitamin E Deficiency in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: Five-Year Retrospective StudyInvestigation of Insulin Resistance and Vitamin E Deficiency in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: Five-Year Retrospective Studyhilaltastekin toz1Kartal Dr L uuml tfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital Neurology Clinic Istanbul 2 stanbul Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital Neurology Clinic IstanbulEditor* E-mail: hilaltastekin@hotmail.com
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20192508201961IJNBD-19-RW-253225062019220820192019Creative Commons Attribution LicenseThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.Introduction Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy CIDP is a treatable disease therefore accurate diagnosis and detection of coexisting disorders is very important Some authors have reported that CIDP was more frequently observed in patients with DM when compared with the population in general Vitamin E deficiency leads to demyelinating neuropathy and vitamin E supplementation ensures clinical and electrophysiologic recovery In this study identifying the association between insulin resistance vitamin E deficiency and CIDP is aimed Methods Thirty tree patients with CIDP and 40 healthy control subjects were evaluated Two groups were compared in terms of insulin resistance and vitamin E level status Results A statistically significant difference was not found between CIDP and control groups as for distribution of mean ages genders homeostatic model assessment HOMA index values impaired fasting glucose IFG and a statistically significant difference was not found between CIDP and control groups as for vitamin E deficiency Discussion Our study could not reveal any evidence about insulin resistance and vitamin E deficiency in CIDP patients10