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Brachial plexus involvement as the only expression of hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies
Author(s) -
Ørstavik Kristin,
Skard Heier Mona,
Young Peter,
Stögbauer Florian
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.1116
Subject(s) - brachial plexopathy , medicine , brachial plexus , entrapment neuropathy , entrapment , peripheral neuropathy , sural nerve , surgery , carpal tunnel syndrome , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autosomal‐dominant focal neuropathy characterized by recurrent entrapment neuropathies. Single members of families with HNPP and brachial plexus involvement have been reported previously. We describe a family with three affected members and in which the only symptom of entrapment was recurrent brachial plexopathy. The diagnosis of HNPP in this family was confirmed by both neurophysiological methods and DNA analysis. The distinction between HNPP and hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy is discussed. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Muscle Nerve 24: 1093–1096, 2001