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Ganjeh S, Aslani H, Kalantari KK, Roostayi MM. Parsonage-Turner syndrome, affecting suprascapular nerve and especially to infraspinatus muscles after COVID-19 vaccination in a professional wrestler, a case report and literature review of causes and treatments. BMC Neurol 2024; 24:187. [PMID: 38840070 PMCID: PMC11151581 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-024-03694-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute peripheral neuropathy, also known as Parsonage-Turner syndrome or neuralgic amyotrophy, mostly affects the upper brachial plexus trunks, which include the shoulder girdle. It is typically accompanied by abrupt, intense pain, weakness, and sensory disruption. The etiology and causes of this disease are still unknown because of its low prevalence, however viral reactions-induced inflammation is one of its frequent causes. CASE PRESENTATION Here, we introduce a professional wrestler patient who was diagnosed with PTS after vaccination and was treated, and we review some articles in this field. CONCLUSION When it comes to shoulder-girdle complaints and pain, Parsonage-Turner syndrome can be a differential diagnosis. Corticosteroids during the acute period, followed by physical therapy, appear to be an efficient way to manage pain, inflammation, muscular atrophy, and the process of recovering to full nerve regeneration.
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- Soheila Ganjeh
- Student Research Committee, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Orthopedics, Knee and Sport Medicine Education and Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Meiling JB, Boon AJ, Niu Z, Howe BM, Hoskote SS, Spinner RJ, Klein CJ. Parsonage-Turner Syndrome and Hereditary Brachial Plexus Neuropathy. Mayo Clin Proc 2024; 99:124-140. [PMID: 38176820 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Parsonage-Turner syndrome and hereditary brachial plexus neuropathy (HBPN) present with indistinguishable attacks of rapid-onset severe shoulder and arm pain, disabling weakness, and early muscle atrophy. Their combined incidence ranges from 3 to 100 in 100,000 persons per year. Dominant mutations of SEPT9 are the only known mutations responsible for HBPN. Parsonage and Turner termed the disorder "brachial neuralgic amyotrophy," highlighting neuropathic pain and muscle atrophy. Modern electrodiagnostic and imaging testing assists the diagnosis in distinction from mimicking disorders. Shoulder and upper limb nerves outside the brachial plexus are commonly affected including the phrenic nerve where diaphragm ultrasound improves diagnosis. Magnetic resonance imaging can show multifocal T2 nerve and muscle hyperintensities with nerve hourglass swellings and constrictions identifiable also by ultrasound. An inflammatory immune component is suggested by nerve biopsies and associated infectious, immunization, trauma, surgery, and childbirth triggers. High-dose pulsed steroids assist initial pain control; however, weakness and subsequent pain are not clearly responsive to steroids and instead benefit from time, physical therapy, and non-narcotic pain medications. Recurrent attacks in HBPN are common and prophylactic steroids or intravenous immunoglobulin may reduce surgical- or childbirth-induced attacks. Rehabilitation focusing on restoring functional scapular mechanics, energy conservation, contracture prevention, and pain management are critical. Lifetime residual pain and weakness are rare with most making dramatic functional recovery. Tendon transfers can be used when recovery does not occur after 18 months. Early neurolysis and nerve grafts are controversial. This review provides an update including new diagnostic tools, new associations, and new interventions crossing multiple medical disciplines.
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- James B Meiling
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Chua MMJ, Hayes MT, Cosgrove R. Parsonage-Turner syndrome following COVID-19 vaccination and review of the literature. Surg Neurol Int 2022; 13:152. [PMID: 35509574 PMCID: PMC9062946 DOI: 10.25259/sni_4_2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Parsonage-Turner syndrome (PTS) is a rare brachial plexopathy characterized by self-limiting shoulder girdle and upper arm pain followed by the upper extremity weakness and sensory changes. While the etiology is not well-understood, the most common cause of PTS is thought to be postviral. There are at least nine reports, to the best of our knowledge, of PTS associated with COVID-19 infection and nine reports associated with COVID-19 vaccination. Case Description Here, we present a case of PTS after COVID-19 vaccination in a 64-year-old male and a review of the current literature. Conclusion PTS can occur post-COVID-19 vaccination and should be on the differential diagnosis when patient continues to experience shoulder pain and develops weakness or sensory changes in the extremity.
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- Melissa Ming Jie Chua
- Departments of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Departments of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) is markedly underdiagnosed in clinical practice, and
its actual incidence rate is about 1 per 1000 per year. In the current article,
we provide an overview of essential information about NA, including the
etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic investigations, differential
diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. The causes of NA are multifactorial and
include immunological, mechanical, or genetic factors. Typical clinical findings
are a sudden onset of pain in the shoulder region, followed by patchy flaccid
paralysis of muscles in the shoulder and/or arm. A diagnosis of NA is based on a
patient’s clinical history and physical examination. Gadolinium-enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging and high-resolution magnetic resonance neurography
are useful for confirming the diagnosis and choosing the appropriate treatment.
However, before a diagnosis of NA is confirmed, other disorders with similar
symptoms, such as cervical radiculopathy or rotator cuff tear, need to be ruled
out. The prognosis of NA depends on the degree of axonal damage. In conclusion,
many patients with motor weakness and pain are encountered in clinical practice,
and some of these patients will exhibit NA. It is important that clinicians
understand the key features of this disorder to avoid misdiagnosis.
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- Tae Uk Kim
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Van Eijk JJJ, Groothuis JT, Van Alfen N. Neuralgic amyotrophy: An update on diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment. Muscle Nerve 2016; 53:337-50. [PMID: 26662794 DOI: 10.1002/mus.25008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In this review we provide a current overview of the clinical features, pathophysiology, epidemiology, and diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in neuralgic amyotrophy (NA). The disorder has several phenotypic variations, with a classic form in 70% of the patients. It is not rare, with an incidence of 1 per 1,000 individuals, but it is still often missed. Recurrences are common, yet the proposed multifactorial etiology, which includes genetic, biomechanical, and immunologic factors, limits our capacity to predict or prevent them. NA is a clinical diagnosis, and ancillary studies serve to exclude infectious or malignant causes or to assess a differential diagnosis. If patients are seen early and are still in pain, a short trial of high-dose oral corticosteroids is advised, and adequate analgesia may require opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Persistent complaints are common, and a multidisciplinary rehabilitation approach focusing on scapular coordination, energy distribution strategies, and self-management is indicated.
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- Jeroen J J Van Eijk
- Department of Neurology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.,Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Donders Centre for Neuroscience, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Donders Centre for Neuroscience, Radboud University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500, HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Donders Centre for Neuroscience, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Hall PA, Russell SEH. Mammalian septins: dynamic heteromers with roles in cellular morphogenesis and compartmentalization. J Pathol 2011; 226:287-99. [PMID: 21990096 DOI: 10.1002/path.3024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2011] [Revised: 10/03/2011] [Accepted: 10/03/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The septins are a family of GTP-binding proteins, evolutionarily conserved from yeast through to mammals, with roles in multiple core cellular functions. Here we provide an overview of our current knowledge of septin structure and function and focus mainly on mammalian septins, but gain much insight by drawing on knowledge of septins in other organisms. We describe their genomic and transcriptional complexity: a complexity manifest also in the diversity of scaffold structures that septins can form. Septin complexes can act to localize interacting proteins at specific intracellular locales and can also define membrane compartments by defining diffusion barriers. By such activities, septins can contribute to the definition of spatial asymmetry and cell polarity and we suggest a potential role in stem cell biology. Finally, we review the evidence that septins contribute to various disease states and argue that it is a breakdown in the tight regulation of their expression (particularly of individual isoforms), and also their inherent ability to oligomerize, which is pathogenic. Study of the perturbation of septin complex formation in disease will provide valuable insights into septin biology and will be a fertile ground for study.
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- Peter A Hall
- Department of Molecular Oncology and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Neuralgic amyotrophy--also known as Parsonage-Turner syndrome or brachial plexus neuritis--is a distinct and painful peripheral neuropathy that causes episodes of multifocal paresis and sensory loss in a brachial plexus distribution with concomitant involvement of other PNS structures (such as the lumbosacral plexus or phrenic nerve) in a large number of patients. The phenotype can be limited or extensive and the amount of disability experienced also varies between patients, but many are left with residual disabilities that affect their ability to work and their everyday life. Both idiopathic and hereditary forms exist. The latter form is genetically heterogeneous, but in 55% of affected families, neuralgic amyotrophy is associated with a point mutation or duplication in the SEPT9 gene on chromosome 17q25. The disease is thought to result from an underlying genetic predisposition, a susceptibility to mechanical injury of the brachial plexus (possibly representing disturbance of the epineurial blood-nerve barrier), and an immune or autoimmune trigger for the attacks. The precise pathophysiological mechanisms are still unclear; treatment is empirical, and preventive measures are not yet available. This Review provides an overview of the current clinical and pathophysiological concepts and research topics in neuralgic amyotrophy.
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Parsonage-Turner Syndrome (PTS), also referred to as idiopathic brachial plexopathy or neuralgic amyotrophy, is a rare disorder consisting of a complex constellation of symptoms with abrupt onset of shoulder pain, usually unilaterally, followed by progressive neurologic deficits of motor weakness, dysesthesias, and numbness. Although the etiology of the syndrome is unclear, it is reported in various clinical situations, including postoperatively, postinfectious, posttraumatic, and postvaccination. The identification of the syndrome in the postoperative patient remains a challenge as symptoms may easily be attributed to sequelae of surgical positioning, postoperative recovery, or postanesthetic block pain. The purpose of this review is to bring forth salient, identifiable factors which may assist the surgical clinician in identifying the condition sooner. An early and proper diagnosis affords the opportunity to treat the patient accordingly and to the satisfaction of both surgeon and patient.
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- Joseph H. Feinberg
- Physiatry Department, Hospital for Special Surgery, 523 East 72nd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10021 USA
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 E 68th St., Box 142, New York, NY 10065 USA
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Cosson A, Mathieu A, Sevrin P, Nollet S, Tatu L. [Severe form of hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy without SEPT9 gene mutation]. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2010; 167:169-72. [PMID: 20800251 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2010.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2010] [Revised: 04/20/2010] [Accepted: 07/07/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (HNA) is a rare condition characterized by recurrent episodes of painful paralysis preferentially affecting the brachial plexus. It is often linked to a mutation in the SEPT9 gene. CASE REPORT A 69-year-old female patient experienced a dozen episodes of severe neurological deficit mainly affecting the brachial plexus and the phrenic and recurrent nerves. The diagnosis of HNA without SEPT9 gene mutation was retained. DISCUSSION HNA can have significant sequelae. A genetic heterogeneity exists and mutations in the SEPT9 gene may not be found. Immunomodulatory and corticosteroid treatments have sometimes proved to be effective.
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- A Cosson
- Service d'explorations et pathologies neuromusculaires, hôpital Jean-Minjoz, CHU, 3, boulevard Fleming, 25030 Besançon cedex, France.
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Parálisis diafragmática unilateral dolorosa como única manifestación de la neuralgia amiotrófica. Arch Bronconeumol 2010; 46:390-2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2009.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2009] [Revised: 09/18/2009] [Accepted: 09/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Shkalim V, Baris HN, Gal G, Gleiss R, Calderon S, Wessels M, Maat-Kievit A, Menten B, De Baere E, Hennekam RC, Schirmacher A, Bale S, Shohat M, Willems PJ. Autosomal dominant syndrome of mental retardation, hypotelorism, and cleft palate resembling SchilbachâRott syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2009; 149A:2700-5. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hannibal MC, Ruzzo EK, Miller LR, Betz B, Buchan JG, Knutzen DM, Barnett K, Landsverk ML, Brice A, LeGuern E, Bedford HM, Worrall BB, Lovitt S, Appel SH, Andermann E, Bird TD, Chance PF. SEPT9 gene sequencing analysis reveals recurrent mutations in hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy. Neurology 2009; 72:1755-9. [PMID: 19451530 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181a609e3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (HNA) is an autosomal dominant disorder that manifests as recurrent, episodic, painful brachial neuropathies. A gene for HNA maps to chromosome 17q25.3 where mutations in SEPT9, encoding the septin-9 protein, have been identified. OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency and type of mutations in the SEPT9 gene in a new cohort of 42 unrelated HNA pedigrees. METHODS DNA sequencing of all exons and intron-exon boundaries for SEPT9 was carried out in an affected individual in each pedigree from our HNA cohort. Genotyping using microsatellite markers spanning the SEPT9 gene was also used to identify pedigrees with a previously reported founder haplotype. RESULTS Two missense mutations were found: c.262C>T (p.Arg88Trp) in seven HNA pedigrees and c.278C>T (p.Ser93Phe) in one HNA pedigree. Sequencing of other known exons in SEPT9 detected no additional disease-associated mutations. A founder haplotype, without defined mutations in SEPT9, was present in seven pedigrees. CONCLUSIONS We provide further evidence that mutation of the SEPT9 gene is the molecular basis of some cases of hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (HNA). DNA sequencing of SEPT9 demonstrates a restricted set of mutations in this cohort of HNA pedigrees. Nonetheless, sequence analysis will have an important role in mutation detection in HNA. Additional techniques will be required to find SEPT9 mutations in an HNA founder haplotype and other pedigrees.
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- M C Hannibal
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, 98195-6320, USA.
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Chance PF. Inherited focal, episodic neuropathies: hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies and hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy. Neuromolecular Med 2007; 8:159-74. [PMID: 16775374 DOI: 10.1385/nmm:8:1:159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2005] [Revised: 12/22/2005] [Accepted: 12/30/2005] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP; also called tomaculous neuropathy) is an autosomal-dominant disorder that produces a painless episodic, recurrent, focal demyelinating neuropathy. HNPP generally develops during adolescence, and may cause attacks of numbness, muscular weakness, and atrophy. Peroneal palsies, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other entrapment neuropathies may be frequent manifestations of HNPP. Motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities may be reduced in clinically affected patients, as well as in asymptomatic gene carriers. The histopathological changes observed in peripheral nerves of HNPP patients include segmental demyelination and tomaculous or "sausage-like" formations. Mild overlap of clinical features with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease type 1 (CMT1) may lead patients with HNPP to be misdiagnosed as having CMT1. HNPP and CMT1 are both demyelinating neuropathies, however, their clinical, pathological, and electrophysiological features are quite distinct. HNPP is most frequently associated with a 1.4-Mb pair deletion on chromosome 17p12. A duplication of the identical region leads to CMT1A. Both HNPP and CMT1A result from a dosage effect of the PMP22 gene, which is contained within the deleted/duplicated region. This is reflected in reduced mRNA and protein levels in sural nerve biopsy samples from HNPP patients. Treatment for HNPP consists of preventative and symptom-easing measures. Hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (HNA; also called familial brachial plexus neuropathy) is an autosomal-dominant disorder causing episodes of paralysis and muscle weakness initiated by severe pain. Individuals with HNA may suffer repeated episodes of intense pain, paralysis, and sensory disturbances in an affected limb. The onset of HNA is at birth or later in childhood with prognosis for recovery usually favorable; however, persons with HNA may have permanent residual neurological dysfunction following attack(s). Episodes are often triggered by infections, immunizations, the puerperium, and stress. Electrophysiological studies show normal or mildly prolonged motor nerve conduction velocities distal to the affected brachial plexus. Pathological studies have found axonal degeneration in nerves examined distal to the plexus abnormality. In some HNA pedigrees there are characteristic facial features, including hypotelorism. The prognosis for recovery of normal function of affected limbs in HNA is good, although recurrent episodes may cause residual deficits. HNA is genetically linked to chromosome 17q25, where mutations in the septin-9 (SEPT9) gene have been found.
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- Phillip F Chance
- Division of Genetics and Developmental Medicine, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 356320, Room RR247, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
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Sudo K, Ito H, Iwamoto I, Morishita R, Asano T, Nagata KI. SEPT9 sequence alternations causing hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy are associated with altered interactions with SEPT4/SEPT11 and resistance to Rho/Rhotekin-signaling. Hum Mutat 2007; 28:1005-13. [PMID: 17546647 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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SEPT9 is a member of the cytoskeleton-related septin family, which is highly expressed in glia cells in neuronal tissues. Sequence alterations in SEPT9 are known to cause hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (HNA) but precise cellular consequences have yet to be determined. Since SEPT9 is thought to function through interaction with other septins and small GTPase Rho-mediated signaling, we analyzed the properties of HNA-associated SEPT9 missense variants, SEPT9F (c.278C>T/p.Ser93Phe in SEPT9_v3; NM_006640.3) and SEPT9W (c.262C>T/p.Arg88Trp in SEPT9_v3). We found both sequence variants, but not the wild type, to form filaments with SEPT4 along stress fibers in mesenchymal mouse mammary gland NMuMG cells. In the epithelial cells, the variants, but not the wild type, were colocalized with SEPT11 at cell-cell junctions. In addition, although septin filaments containing SEPT9_v3 were disrupted by Rho/Rhotekin signaling, this was not the case with SEPT9F and SEPT9W. Sequence variations in SEPT9 causing HNA are thus likely to alter modes of interaction with partner molecules in cells, and consequently contribute to the pathogenesis of HNA.
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- Kaori Sudo
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Aichi, Japan
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- Philip F Chance
- Division of Genetics and Congenital Defects, Department of Pediatrics, Box 356320, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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MEULEMAN J, KUHLENBÄUMER G, SCHIRMACHER A, WEHNERT M, YOUNG P, STÖGBAUER F, RINGELSTEIN EB, VAN BROECKHOVEN C, TIMMERMAN V. Hereditary Neuralgic Amyotrophy: Mutation Analysis of Candidate Genes. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006; 883:443-444. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08605.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kuhlenbäumer G, Hannibal MC, Nelis E, Schirmacher A, Verpoorten N, Meuleman J, Watts GDJ, De Vriendt E, Young P, Stögbauer F, Halfter H, Irobi J, Goossens D, Del-Favero J, Betz BG, Hor H, Kurlemann G, Bird TD, Airaksinen E, Mononen T, Serradell AP, Prats JM, Van Broeckhoven C, De Jonghe P, Timmerman V, Ringelstein EB, Chance PF. Mutations in SEPT9 cause hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy. Nat Genet 2005; 37:1044-6. [PMID: 16186812 DOI: 10.1038/ng1649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2005] [Accepted: 08/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (HNA) is an autosomal dominant recurrent neuropathy affecting the brachial plexus. HNA is triggered by environmental factors such as infection or parturition. We report three mutations in the gene septin 9 (SEPT9) in six families with HNA linked to chromosome 17q25. HNA is the first monogenetic disease caused by mutations in a gene of the septin family. Septins are implicated in formation of the cytoskeleton, cell division and tumorigenesis.
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- Gregor Kuhlenbäumer
- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Domagkstr. 3, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
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Bertorini T, Narayanaswami P, Rashed H. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (hereditary motor sensory neuropathies) and hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies. Neurologist 2005; 10:327-37. [PMID: 15518599 DOI: 10.1097/01.nrl.0000145596.38640.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Since the description of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease over a century ago. it has now been recognized that these conditions are not caused by generalized metabolic defects but rather have various discrete genetic origins. These disorders can also have variable phenotypes due to dysfunction of peripheral nerve axons or their myelin due to the genetic defects that affect the formation of specific nerve proteins. REVIEW SUMMARY This article summarizes the clinical presentation of various phenotypes of the hereditary motor sensory neuropathies and the hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies, genetic mutations, and their relevant protein products. Proper identification of the genetic defects provides the opportunity for better genetic counseling and hopefully therapies in the future.
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- Tulio Bertorini
- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Wesley Neurology Clinic, 1211 Union Avenue #400, Memphis, TN 38104, USA.
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- Bryan E Tsao
- Section of Neuromuscular Disorders, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
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Hünermund G, Schirmacher A, Ringelstein B, Young P, Watts GD, Meuleman J, Nelis E, Chance PF, Timmerman V, Stögbauer F, Kuhlenbäumer G. Genomic organization and mutation analysis of three candidate genes for hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy. Muscle Nerve 2004; 29:601-4. [PMID: 15052627 DOI: 10.1002/mus.20009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (HNA) is an autosomal-dominant inherited recurrent focal neuropathy affecting mainly the brachial plexus. In this study we report the genomic structure and mutation analysis of three candidate genes: sphingosine kinase 1 (SPHK1); tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 (TIMP2); and cytoglobin (CYGB). We did not find any disease-associated mutations, indicating that HNA is not caused by point mutations in these genes. However, we identified several sequencing errors in the cDNA of SPHK1 as well as seven novel single-nucleotide polymorphisms.
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- Gert Hünermund
- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert Schweitzer Strasse 33, 48129 Münster, Germany
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Mowzoon N, Keegan BM. 61-year-old woman with shortness of breath after surgery. Mayo Clin Proc 2004; 79:117-20. [PMID: 14708955 DOI: 10.4065/79.1.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Nima Mowzoon
- Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn 55905, USA
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Chance PF. Chapter 24 Genetic evaluation of inherited motor/sensory neuropathy. ADVANCES IN CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, PROCEEDINGS OF THE 27TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, AAEM 50TH ANNIVERSARY AND 57TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ACNS JOINT MEETING 2004; 57:228-42. [PMID: 16106622 DOI: 10.1016/s1567-424x(09)70360-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Inherited disorders of peripheral nerves represent a common group of neurologic diseases. Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 1 (CMT1) is a genetically heterogeneous group of chronic demyelinating polyneuropathies with loci mapping to chromosome 17 (CMT1A), chromosome 1 (CMT1B), chromosome 16 (CMT1C) and chromosome 10 (CMT1D). CMT1A is most often associated with a tandem 1.5-megabase (Mb) duplication in chromosome 17p11.2-p12. In rare patients it may result from a point mutation in the peripheral myelin protein-22 (PMP22) gene. CMT1B is associated with point mutations in the myelin protein zero (Po or MPZ) gene. Mutations in the SIMPLE gene cause CMT1C, and CMT1D is the result of mutations in the early response 2 (ERG2 or Krox-20) gene. An X-linked form of CMT1 (CMT1X) maps to Xq13 and is associated with mutations in the connexin32 (Cx32) gene. Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 2 (CMT2) is an axonal neuropathy that maps to chromosome 1p35-p36 (CMT2A), chromosome 3q13-q22 (CMT2B), chromosome 7p14 (CMT2D), chromosome 8p21 (CMT2E), chromosome 1q22-q23 (CMT2F) or chromosome 3q13 (CMT2G). Two X-linked forms of CMT2 have been reported (CMT2XA and CMT2XB), but the genes remain unidentified. An area that has recently expanded is the identification of autosomal recessive forms of CMT type 1 and 2. Of the eight recessive forms of CMT1 that have been identified to date, only two have been fully characterized at the molecular level (CMT1 AR B 1 and CMT1 AR D). Point mutations were found in the myotubularin-related protein-2 (MTM2) gene for CMT1 AR B1. CMT1 AR D is the result of point mutations in the N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1 (NDRG1). Dejerine-Sottas disease (DSD), also called hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy type III (HMSNIII), is a severe, infantile-onset demyelinating polyneuropathy syndrome that may be associated with point mutations in either the PMP22 gene, PO gene, EGR2 gene or the PRX gene (for the recessive form). It shares considerable clinical and pathological features with CMT1. Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autosomal dominant disorder that results in a recurrent, episodic demyelinating neuropathy. HNPP is associated with a 1.5-Mb deletion in chromosome 17p11.2-p12 that results in reduced expression of the PMP22 gene. CMT1A and HNPP are reciprocal duplication/deletion syndromes that originate from unequal crossover during germ cell meiosis. Other rare forms of demyelinating peripheral neuropathies map to chromosome 8q, 10q and 11q.
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- Phillip F Chance
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Division of Genetics and Developmental Medicine, Box 356320, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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This study looks at disease diversity, location of lesions, and progression of neuralgic amyotrophy (NA). Forty patients (28 male and 12 female, age range 15 to 70 years) were clinically examined. Muscle atrophy, weakness, and sensory impairment were assessed. Needle EMG and conduction velocities were performed. Careful clinical, electrophysiological, laboratory, and radiological studies excluded other illness. Twenty-two patients were followed for 2 years. Antecedent fever and upper-respiratory tract infection was seen in 22 cases. Pain of sudden onset was always the initial symptom, followed by weakness, mainly in the proximal muscles of shoulder. The affectation was bilateral in 7 cases. Seven cases had a recurrent form of the disease. Clinical and electrophysiological findings suggest axonal lesions of the peripheral nerves, occurring singly (mononeuritis) or in various combinations (mononeuropathy multiplex). Unusual features, such as VII and XI cranial nerves, phrenic nerve, and lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve affectation, were found. Follow-up showed good function recovery at variable times, even in 1 case with associated myotonic dystrophy (MD). NA is a well-defined entity, with variable clinical expression and data consistent with mononeuropathy or mononeuropathy multiplex, axonal in type. The overall prognosis is good. The progression in a patient with MD suggests that the capability of muscle fiber membrane to accept regenerating nerve sprouts remains in dystrophic muscles.
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Klein CJ, Dyck PJB, Friedenberg SM, Burns TM, Windebank AJ, Dyck PJ. Inflammation and neuropathic attacks in hereditary brachial plexus neuropathy. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2002; 73:45-50. [PMID: 12082044 PMCID: PMC1757294 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.73.1.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the role of mechanical, infectious, and inflammatory factors inducing neuropathic attacks in hereditary brachial plexus neuropathy (HBPN), an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by attacks of pain and weakness, atrophy, and sensory alterations of the shoulder girdle and upper limb muscles. METHODS Four patients from separate kindreds with HBPN were evaluated. Upper extremity nerve biopsies were obtained during attacks from a person of each kindred. In situ hybridisation for common viruses in nerve tissue and genetic testing for a hereditary tendency to pressure palsies (HNPP; tomaculous neuropathy) were undertaken. Two patients treated with intravenous methyl prednisolone had serial clinical and electrophysiological examinations. One patient was followed prospectively through pregnancy and during the development of a stereotypic attack after elective caesarean delivery. RESULTS Upper extremity nerve biopsies in two patients showed prominent perivascular inflammatory infiltrates with vessel wall disruption. Nerve in situ hybridisation for viruses was negative. There were no tomaculous nerve changes. In two patients intravenous methyl prednisolone ameliorated symptoms (largely pain), but with tapering of steroid dose, signs and symptoms worsened. Elective caesarean delivery did not prevent a typical postpartum attack. CONCLUSIONS Inflammation, probably immune, appears pathogenic for some if not all attacks of HBPN. Immune modulation may be useful in preventing or reducing the neuropathic attacks, although controlled trials are needed to establish efficacy, as correction of the mutant gene is still not possible. The genes involved in immune regulation may be candidates for causing HBPN disorders.
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- C J Klein
- Peripheral Neuropathy Research Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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Kumar N, Muley S, Pakiam A, Parry GJ. Phenotypic Variability Leads to Under-recognition of HNPP. J Clin Neuromuscul Dis 2002; 3:106-112. [PMID: 19078663 DOI: 10.1097/00131402-200203000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the range of phenotypic expression in individuals with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy (HNPP) with the chromosome 17 deletion. METHODS Twenty-one patients from 10 families were studied. Genetic testing was performed in at least one member of each family. Every patient was examined clinically, electrophysiological data was available in 18 patients, and a sural nerve biopsy was performed on 4 patients. In addition, a patient symptom questionnaire was administered over the telephone to identify symptomatic individuals from the at-risk population. RESULTS The identified phenotypes were those of compressive neuropathy, symmetric peripheral neuropathy (often misdiagnosed as Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy), acute brachial paralysis, and confluent mononeuropathy multiplex. Many individuals were oligosymptomatic and these formed the majority of undiagnosed patients. CONCLUSIONS The presence of mild symptoms and the marked phenotypic variability of the disease result in underdiagnosis of HNPP.
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- Neeraj Kumar
- From the Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Stögbauer F, Timmerman V, Van Broeckhoven C. 71st ENMC International Workshop, 6th workshop of the European Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease consortium: hereditary recurrent focal neuropathies, 24-25 September 1999, Soestduinen, the Netherlands. Neuromuscul Disord 2000; 10:518-24. [PMID: 10996785 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(00)00110-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- F Stögbauer
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Klinik & Poliklinik für Neurologie, Albert Schweitzer Strasse 33, D-48129, Münster, Germany
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Kuhlenbäumer G, Stögbauer F, Timmerman V, De Jonghe P. Diagnostic guidelines for hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy or heredofamilial neuritis with brachial plexus predilection. On behalf of the European CMT Consortium. Neuromuscul Disord 2000; 10:515-7. [PMID: 10996784 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(00)00109-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- G Kuhlenbäumer
- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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A patient with unilateral, painless, chronic progressive upper limb sensorimotor deficit showed electrophysiological evidence of a focal demyelinating neuropathy with almost complete conduction block across the brachial plexus. Magnetic resonance imaging disclosed marked brachial plexus hypertrophy. Intravenous immunoglobulin led to fast and complete recovery, maintained by intermittent perfusions. Hypertrophic brachial plexus neuropathy can be a presentation of focal chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. Objective and quantitative assessment of hand function is useful to evaluate treatment results and to optimize treatment regimens.
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- P Y Van den Bergh
- Department of Neurology, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, University of Louvain, 10 Avenue Hippocrate, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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Kuhlenbäumer G, Schirmacher A, Meuleman J, Tissir F, Del-Favero J, Stögbauer F, Young P, Ringelstein B, Van Broeckhoven C, Timmerman V. A sequence-ready BAC/PAC contig and partial transcript map of approximately 1.5 Mb in human chromosome 17q25 comprising multiple disease genes. Genomics 1999; 62:242-50. [PMID: 10610718 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1999.5991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (HNA) is an autosomal dominant recurrent neuropathy mapped to a 4-cM interval on chromosome 17q25 between the short tandem repeat (STR) markers D17S1603 and D17S802. Chromosome 17q25 in general and the 4-cM HNA region in particular are also implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of tumors (tylosis with esophageal cancer, sporadic breast and ovarian tumors) and harbor a psoriasis susceptibility locus. Initial attempts to construct a yeast artificial chromosome contig failed. Therefore, we have now constructed a complete P1 artificial chromosome (PAC) and bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) contig of the region flanked by the STR markers D17S1603 and D17S802. The contig contains 22 PAC and 64 BAC clones and covers a physical distance of approximately 1. 5 Mb. A total of 83 sequence-tagged site (STS) markers (10 known STSs and STRs, 56 STSs generated from clone end-fragments, 12 expressed sequence tags, and 5 known genes) were mapped on the contig, resulting in an extremely dense physical map with approximately 1 STS per 20 kb. This sequence-ready PAC and BAC contig will be pivotal for the positional cloning of the HNA gene as well as other disease genes mapping to this region.
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The clinical and neurophysiologic findings of two children presenting with focal weakness and atrophy in unusual nerve distributions and no apparent antecedent injuries are reported. Patient 1 presented with a droopy left shoulder that was initially attributed to scoliosis. Patient 2 presented with right biceps brachii atrophy that was first brought to his parent's attention during a routine physical examination. In addition to documenting focal spinal accessory and musculocutaneous mononeuropathies as the cause of weakness in Patients 1 and 2, respectively, nerve conduction studies also revealed evidence of superimposed diffuse demyelinating polyneuropathy in both children. The latter findings suggested the diagnosis of hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies and led to definitive DNA diagnoses.
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- K J Felice
- Department of Neurology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington 06030-1840, USA
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Great advances have been made in understanding the molecular basis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) and related neuropathies, namely Dejerine-Sottas disease (DSD), hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) and congenital hypomyelination (CH). The number of newly uncovered mutations and identified genetic loci is rapidly increasing, and, as a consequence, the classification of these disorders is becoming more complicated. Molecular genetics, animal models, and transfected cell studies are shedding light on function and dysfunction of proteins involved in hereditary myelinopathies-peripheral myelin protein 22 (PMP22), myelin protein zero (PO), connexin 32 (Cx32), and early growth response 2 (EGR2). Gene dosage effect, loss of function, gain of toxic function, and dominant negative effect are possible mechanisms whereby different gene mutations may exert their detrimental action on peripheral nerves. A tentative rational approach to clinical and molecular diagnosis based on genotype-phenotype correlation analysis is described.
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- D Pareyson
- Department of Neurology, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico "C.Besta," Via Celoria 11, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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4th Workshop of the European CMT-Consortium--62nd ENMC International Workshop: rare forms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and related disorders 16-18 October 1998, Soestduinen, The Netherlands. Neuromuscul Disord 1999; 9:279-87. [PMID: 10399758 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(99)00017-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Inherited disorders of peripheral nerves represent a common group of neurologic diseases. Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 1 (CMT1) is a genetically heterogeneous group of chronic demyelinating polyneuropathies with loci mapping to chromosome 17 (CMT1A), chromosome 1 (CMT1B) and to another unknown autosome (CMT1C). CMT1A is most often associated with a tandem 1.5-megabase (Mb) duplication in chromosome 17p11.2-12, or in rare patients may result from a point mutation in the peripheral myelin protein-22 (PMP22) gene. CMT1B is associated with point mutations in the myelin protein zero (P0 or MPZ) gene. The molecular defect in CMT1C is unknown. X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy (CMTX), which has clinical features similar to CMT1, is associated with mutations in the connexin32 gene. Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 2 (CMT2) is an axonal neuropathy, also of undetermined cause. One form of CMT2 maps to chromosome 1p36 (CMT2A), another to chromosome 3p (CMT2B) and another to 7p (CMT2D). Dejerine-Sottas disease (DSD), also called hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy type III (HMSNIII), is a severe, infantile-onset demyelinating polyneuropathy syndrome that may be associated with point mutations in either the PMP22 gene or the P0 gene and shares considerable clinical and pathological features with CMT1. Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autosomal dominant disorder that results in a recurrent, episodic demyelinating neuropathy. HNPP is associated with a 1.5-Mb deletion in chromosome 17p11.2-12 and results from reduced expression of the PMP22 gene. CMT1A and HNPP are reciprocal duplication/deletion syndromes originating from unequal crossover during germ cell meiosis. Other rare forms of demyelinating peripheral neuropathies map to chromosome 8q, 10q and 11q. Hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (familial brachial plexus neuropathy) is an autosomal dominant disorder causing painful, recurrent brachial plexopathies and maps to chromosome 17q25.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
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Phrenic nerve involvement is a rare feature in patients with neuralgic amyotrophy (Parsonage-Turner syndrome). We report four patients who initially presented with severe dyspnea in the absence of lung disease. All patients had a history of infectious disease or surgery and of pain of sudden onset in the shoulder region. Weakness of the proximal arm was observed in only one. Radiographic and pulmonary function studies, phrenic nerve conduction studies, and needle electromyogram (EMG) of the diaphragm documented diaphragmatic paralysis which was unilateral in one patient, bilateral in two patients, and recurrent on alternating sides in another one. Follow-up studies remained abnormal for up to 4 years. Neuralgic amyotrophy with phrenic nerve involvement should be considered in patients presenting with severe, unexplained dyspnea of sudden onset.
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- H Lahrmann
- Neurologische Abteilung, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Wien, Austria
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Stögbauer F, Young P, Kerschensteiner M, Ringelstein EB, Assmann G, Funke H. Recurrent brachial plexus palsies as the only clinical expression of hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies associated with a de novo deletion of the peripheral myelin protein-22 gene. Muscle Nerve 1998; 21:1199-201. [PMID: 9703447 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199809)21:9<1199::aid-mus12>3.0.co;2-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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There is phenotypic heterogeneity in patients with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies. In rare cases, recurrent brachial plexopathy is the only expression of the disease. We describe a patient with three episodes of plexus brachialis palsy and a de novo deletion of the peripheral myelin protein-22 gene. We conclude that DNA analysis is a key issue not only for the differentiation of peripheral neuropathies but also in the diagnosis of recurrent plexopathies.
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- F Stögbauer
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany
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Chance PF, Rabin BA, Ryan SG, Ding Y, Scavina M, Crain B, Griffin JW, Cornblath DR. Linkage of the gene for an autosomal dominant form of juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to chromosome 9q34. Am J Hum Genet 1998; 62:633-40. [PMID: 9497266 PMCID: PMC1376963 DOI: 10.1086/301769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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We performed genetic mapping studies of an 11-generation pedigree with an autosomal dominant, juvenile-onset motor-systems disease. The disorder is characterized by slow progression, distal limb amyotrophy, and pyramidal tract signs associated with severe loss of motor neurons in the brain stem and spinal cord. The gene for this disorder, classified as a form of juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is designated "ALS4." We performed a genomewide search and detected strong evidence for linkage of the ALS4 locus to markers from chromosome 9q34. The highest LOD score (Z) was obtained with D9S1847 (Z=18.8, recombination fraction of .00). An analysis of recombinant events identified D9S1831 and D9S164 as flanking markers, on chromosome 9q34, that define an approximately 5-cM interval that harbors the ALS4 gene. These results extend the degree of heterogeneity within familial ALS syndromes, and they implicate a gene on chromosome 9q34 as critical for motor-neuron function.
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- P F Chance
- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Plummer SJ, Simmons JA, Adams L, Casey G. Mapping of 228 ESTs and 26 genes into an integrated physical and genetic map of human chromosome 17. Genomics 1997; 45:140-6. [PMID: 9339370 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1997.4906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We have integrated genetic and physical mapping data for chromosome 17 subdivided into 26 bins, by using a panel of chromosome 17 deletion somatic cell hybrids. One hundred four short tandem repeat and STS markers have been localized into these bins and have enabled the ordering of 288 ESTs and 26 genes, including 142 ESTs that had not been previously sublocalized on chromosome 17. The mapping information of several genetic maps, as well as information obtained by radiation hybrid and STS content mapping of YACs, has been integrated using this hybrid panel. Although existing mapping information for chromosome 17 was generally consistent for many ESTs previously mapped, the map presented here further refines the location of ESTs, as well as demonstrating a number of discrepancies found in the 17q24-q25 region. We attribute these discrepancies to the fact that the current radiation hybrid panels were selected for retention of the thymidine kinase gene at 17q25, as well as to a low concentration of YAC contigs in this region. These data illustrate the benefit of combining multiple mapping techniques to obtain the greatest accuracy. The integration of maps developed by different methods will generate the most accurate genome maps, which may then be used for the generation of large insert clone contigs for chromosome sequencing. Additionally, accurate transcript maps generated by ESTs will greatly speed the isolation of genes linked to disease loci.
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- S J Plummer
- Department of Cancer Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA
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Orstavik K, Ro H, Orstavik KH. Recurrent brachial plexus neuropathy in a family with subtle dysmorphic features -- a case of hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy. Clin Genet 1997; 51:421-5. [PMID: 9237508 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1997.tb02503.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Brachial plexus neuropathy is a disorder which usually occurs sporadically, and is characterized by pain and varying degrees of weakness in one or both upper limbs. Some patients experience recurrent episodes. The hereditary form is usually associated with dysmorphic features. We describe a mother and son with recurrent episodes. Despite very slight dysmorphic features, we believe this is a case of the inherited form.
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- K Orstavik
- Department of Neurology, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- C N Martyn
- MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Southampton University, Southampton General Hospital, UK
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