| Title: |
Clinical Reasoning : A 39-Year-Old Man With Asymmetric Distal Weakness and Loss of Sensitivity |
| Authors: |
Loser, Valentin; Blanchard, Gabriela; Guenova, Emmanuella; Théaudin, Marie; Vicino, Alex |
| Source: |
ISSN: 0028-3878 ; Neurology, vol. 100, no. 2 (2023) p. 88-93. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
Université de Genève: Archive ouverte UNIGE |
| Subject Terms: |
Male; Humans; Adult; Motor Neuron Disease; Arm; Immunoglobulins; Intravenous / therapeutic use; Mononeuropathies; Clinical Reasoning; Neural Conduction / physiology |
| Description: |
A 39-year-old man presented with an asymmetric distal weakness and loss of sensitivity sequentially affecting both lower extremities and the left upper limb. Nerve conduction studies showed a multifocal sensory and motor axonal neuropathy, and a pseudo-conduction block of the right fibular nerve, the whole being consistent with a mononeuropathy multiplex. An uncommon etiology was found after an extensive workup. Axonal loss was severe, with only partial response to treatment with corticosteroids and IV immunoglobulins. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/36257711; unige:183484 |
| Availability: |
https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:183484 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.2058277B |
| Database: |
BASE |