title: Peripheral neuropathy in myotonic dystrophy: electrophysiological and clinical features.
abstract: Peripheral neuropathy was investigated in thirty-one patients with myotonic dystrophy (MyD) and sixteen relatives. Using standard electrophysiological criteria, a sensorimotor axonal peripheral neuropathy was found in 14 MyD cases (45%) and not in unaffected first-degree relatives. The whole group of the MyD patients showed significant impairment of mean motor and sensory conduction values, compared with controls. The presence of polyneuropathy was correlated with the patients' age and the severity and duration of the clinical manifestations of MyD.
authors.affiliation: Istituto delle Malattie del Sistema Nervoso, Università degli Studi, Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Logullo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Censori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Pesce
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Di Bella
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Provinciali
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009223:Myotonic Dystrophy / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology