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STRACHAN'S SYNDROME 30 YEARS AFTER ONSET
Author(s) -
Byrne Edward,
Horowitz Michael,
Dunn David E.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb135106.x
Subject(s) - reinnervation , famine , medicine , blindness , pediatrics , psychology , history , audiology , surgery , optometry , archaeology
While a prisoner‐of‐war in Malaya from 1942‐1945, a 29‐year‐old man developed a painful sensorimotor neuropathy, bilateral central scotomata and sensorineural deafness. Examination 34 years later, after a long period of adequate nutrition, revealed considerable residual deficit. Nerve conduction studies suggested axonal degeneration with prominent collateral reinnervation. This case of Strachan's syndrome is reported to draw attention to the limited functional recovery and to focus attention on this condition at a time when famine conditions are rife in Southeast Asia.