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Central vestibular involvement in peroneal muscle atrophy: A preliminary report

Author(s) -

Melgaard B.,

Zilstorff K.

Publication year - 1979

Publication title -

annals of neurology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764

H-Index - 296

eISSN - 1531-8249

pISSN - 0364-5134

DOI - 10.1002/ana.410050204

Subject(s) - atrophy , medicine , muscle atrophy , vestibular system , differential diagnosis , pathology , anatomy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , audiology

A family is presented in which 6 out of 8 members were found to have peroneal muscle atrophy. Neurophysiological and histopathological evidence for the hypertrophic form of this disease was obtained in 3 patients. Three patients with peroneal muscle atrophy and 1 unaffected family member had abnormal differential caloric tests. This is the first report of an apparently hereditary dysfunction of the central vestibular system associated with a hereditary neuropathy.

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