title: Hypertrophic neuropathy with spinal cord compression.
abstract: The case of a 40-year-old patient with Dejerine-Sottas disease, who developed spinal cord compression from hypertrophic nerve roots, is presented. Six previously reported cases are reviewed. We discuss the characteristic myelographic changes seen in Dejerine-Sottas disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009192:Myelography; D009431:Neural Conduction; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology*