Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is usually caused by a 1.5-Mb deletion in chromosome 17~11.2, the inverse mutation to the duplication seen in the majority of Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A (CMT IA) patients. Although most patients with HNPP present with pressure palsies
Acute anterior interosseous neuropathy in a patient with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies: A clinical and electromyographic study
β Scribed by Dr. Kevin J. Felice
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 221 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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