Dear Ms. Hursh:
Thank you for your message to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). We regret the delay in responding.
We appreciate your suggestions regarding the possible cause of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). You suggested that it may be the result of exposure to 2-butoxyethanol. If you have not already done so, you may wish to visit the web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). You can access the home page of the ATSDR and their information on 2-butoxyethanol, respectively, at the following sites: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ and http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts118.html.
To learn more, you may wish to search PubMed, which provides free access to a bibliographic database of published biomedical literature from the National Library of Medicine (NLM). You can access PubMed at http://www.pubmed.gov The searches "polyradiculoneuropathy, chronic inflammatory demyelinating AND n-butoxyethanol" and "peripheral nervous system diseases AND n-butoxyethanol" did not identify any articles. However, you may wish to try the search strategy "polyradiculoneuropathy, chronic inflammatory demyelinating/etiology" to find articles on the possible causes of CIDP. To learn more about possible adverse effects of exposure to 2-butoxyethanol, you can try this strategy "n-butoxyethanol AND poisoning." To obtain copies of any articles identified by your search, you may need the assistance of a librarian at the nearest university or medical library. Alternatively, the NLM offers a service called Loansome Doc that allows PubMed users to order a copy of any article they locate in the database directly from the Internet.
In case it would be helpful, we are including the link to our online information on CIDP, available at the following web site: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cidp/cidp.htm. General information about peripheral neuropathy (disorders of the peripheral nerves) can be found at http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/peripheralneuropathy/peripheralneuropathy.htm and http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/peripheralneuropathy/detail_peripheralneuropathy.htm
In addition, you may wish to visit the MedlinePlus web site offered by the NLM. The site is designed to assist people in identifying resources that will help them with their health concerns or questions. Materials on peripheral nerve disorders are available at the following site: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/peripheralnervedisorders.html
Because of your concerns about 2-butoxyethanol, you can learn which household products contain the substance by visiting NLM's Household Products Database. Information on the 2-butoxyethanol is available at http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=chem&id=45
Finally, the NINDS online information on CIDP lists one or more health agencies that are sources of additional materials or referrals. You can access this list at http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cidp/cidp.htm#Organizations
We hope this information is helpful.
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
"BRAININFO, Remedy (NIH/NINDS)" Braininfo1@mail.nih.gov
12/26/07 Request for Information, Tracking ID: IR017106
| My reply: USA doesn't realize FULL harm of EGBE Thank you re: 2-butoxyethanol response As you see ... USA doesn't think this chemical is all that harmful - Not true - IT IS HARMFUL The UK has the best MSDS list that shows the cancers * to suspect, probably others if a doctor were to ask My views, Immune helps suggested Tracking Number: IR018640. Your email received 12/27/07 |
| What happened to the Vietnam Vets? * Gulf War Illness & CFIDS etc What happened to the Exxon Valdez Oil spill cleanup workers? * |
Happy New Year! and good health to you! -
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Maybe not an infection ... but a clue to AIHA ... or NHL starting up
Some clues as to why?
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