Update on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy.

Purpose Of Review: The purpose of this study was to briefly discuss chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) and detail the most important and most recent chemotherapeutic agents implicated. This review will examine neuropathy mechanisms, risk factors, and clinical patterns; novel and prospective drugs with similar effects that are less well known to neurologists are discussed.

Recent Findings: CIPN is increasingly recognized for its clinical importance and effect on patient quality of life.

Probable Zika virus-associated Guillain-Barré syndrome: Challenges with clinico-laboratory diagnosis.

A 55year old woman in New York City presented in May 2016 with progressive weakness, ataxia, paresthesia, and areflexia, shortly after returning from the Dominican Republic. Lumbar puncture revealed cytoalbuminological dissociation. Due to her recent travel, Zika-associated Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS) was suspected and she underwent evaluation for recent flavivirus exposure.