Jamaican neuropathy: an electrophysiological study.
Jamaican neuropathy (JN) is a common disorder in Jamaica and has characteristics similar to neurological diseases found in other tropical areas. JN is a clinical syndrome and occurs in two forms: spastic and ataxic. This is the first known electrophysiological study of this disease. In the spastic group of JN, peripheral electrophysiological findings were mostly normal, suggesting a central cause for their symptoms. The only patient with the ataxic form of JN had a chronic axonal peripheral neuropathy.
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Department of Medicine, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.
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D000200:Action Potentials; D000328:Adult; D001259:Ataxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica; D008875:Middle Aged; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009431:Neural Conduction; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000502:physiology