Concomitant acute transverse myelitis and sensory motor axonal polyneuropathy in two children: two case reports.
Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is an upper motor neuron disease of the spinal cord, and concomitant association of peripheral polyneuropathy, particularly the axonal type, is rarely reported in children. Our cases presented with ATM complicated with axonal type polyneuropathy. Axonal type polyneuropathy may be caused by acute motor-sensory axonal neuropathy (AMSAN) or critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy (CIPNM). These cases emphasize the need for nerve and muscle biopsies to make the differential diagnosis between AMSAN and CIPNM in patients with ATM complicated with axonal polyneuropathy.
Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Hyung
H
Chung
Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Kyung-Lim
KL
Joa
Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Hyo-Sang
HS
Kim
Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Chang-Hwan
CH
Kim
Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Han-Young
HY
Jung
Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Myeong Ok
MO
Kim
Acute motor-sensory axonal polyneuropathy; Acute transverse myelitis; Critical illness myopathy; Critical illness polyneuropathy