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Infantile-Onset Myelin Protein Zero-Related Demyelinating Neuropathy Presenting as an Upper Extremity Monoplegia.
Seminars in pediatric neurology - 1 Jul 2018
Yiu Eppie M, Wanigasinghe Jithangi, Mackay Mark T, Gonzales Michael, Nicholson Garth A, Ryan Monique M
Abstract excerpt
We describe an infant with an early-onset demyelinating neuropathy who presented with an upper extremity monoplegia and progressive asymmetric weakness. Neurophysiologic testing revealed a generalized severe neuropathy with marked slowing of nerve conduction. The disproportionate severity and asymmetry of upper extremity involvement at presentation was atypical of inherited neuropathies, and an initial diagnosis...
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