Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6041813 | Neuromuscular Disorders | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We report a patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) due to the p.Ile112Thr mutation in myelin protein zero (MPZ) who presented with a patchy neuropathy with conduction block and tonic pupils. Conduction block is unusual in inherited neuropathies, while pupil abnormalities are recognised to occur in CMT especially due to MPZ mutations. This case highlights that patchy demyelinating neuropathy with conduction block may occur in p.Ile112Thr MPZ mutations. Involvement of the pupils, as in this case, may be a pointer towards a genetic rather than inflammatory cause of neuropathy.
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Authors
Sinéad M. Murphy, Matilde Laurá, Julian Blake, James Polke, Fion Bremner, Mary M. Reilly,