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Diaphragmatic weakness with progressive sensory and motor polyneuropathy: case report of a neonatal IGHMBP2-related neuropathy.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Jun 2013
Gitiaux Cyril, Bergounioux Jean, Magen Maryse, Quijano-Roy Susana, Blanc Thierry, Bonnefont Jean Paul, Desguerre Isabelle
Abstract excerpt
The authors present a child affected with diaphragmatic paralysis in the early neonatal period. Although no electroneuromyographic abnormalities were reported, the patient developed dramatic motor and respiratory impairment with impossibility to wean from mechanical ventilation. Repeated electroneuromyographic study at age 4 months revealed severe neurogenic changes and sensory nerve abnormalities with more...
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