PDN is a very rare peripheral neuropathy, usually late-onset in terms of the sufferer’s age. It is one of the chronic demyelinating polyneuropathy group, that are mixed motor-sensory nerve affected and symmetrical in the damage caused.

Paraproteinaemic Demyelinating Neuropathy may be known by a variety of other titles. Neurologists around the world usually mean the same thing in these titles: MGUS-associated neuropathy/ polyneuropathy. ; Paraprotein-associated demyelinating neuropathy. ; Paraprotein associated neuropathy/polyneuropathy. ; CIDP associated with a paraprotein. ; CIDP associated with MGUS. ; Paraprotein-related or associated demyelinating neuropathy. ; Demyelinating paraproteinaemic neuropathy ; MGUS polyneuropathy. ; Peripheral Neuropathy associated with benign monoclonal gammopathy. [A possible difficulty is that 20% to 25% of CIDP patients also have a paraprotein present in their serum although the meaning of the association is unclear. There are some marked differences that may distinguish PDN from CIDP –see later!]

Brief information about GBS and CIDP and a special page about Peripheral Neuropathy, a general term for disorders of the peripheral nervous system are included.

I have included a page of other PDN/MGUS-associated neuropathy sufferers' stories of their experience of this neuropathy. Any other offers of stories are requested please.