Concomitant Acute Transverse Myelitis and Sensory Motor Axonal Polyneuropathy in Two Children: Two Case Reports
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
;
: 142-145, 2015.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
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.
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Main subject:
Polyneuropathies
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Spinal Cord
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Axons
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Biopsy
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Motor Neuron Disease
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Muscular Diseases
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Myelitis, Transverse
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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