Scapuloperoneal neuropathy: a distinct clinicopathologic entity.
Peripheral neuropathy as a cause for the scapuloperoneal syndrome continues to be controversial. This report provides further evidence in support of a scapuloperoneal neuropathy as a separate nosologic entity. Three men had a slowly progressive disorder of 5-17 years duration with prominent weakness and atrophy of scapular stabilizer, shoulder girdle and distal lower extremity muscles accompanied by a distal pan-modality sensory loss. Electrodiagnostic studies and sural nerve biopsies indicated a primary axonal neuropathy with secondary demyelination and remyelination.
Hyser
C L
CL
Department of Neurology, Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus 43210.
Kissel
J T
JT
Warmolts
J R
JR
Mendell
J R
JR
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012540:Scapula / Q000473:pathology*; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013577:Syndrome