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Multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block misdiagnosed as multiple entrapment neuropathies

โœ Scribed by Said R. Beydoun

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
66 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
0148-639X

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โœฆ Synopsis

We describe a 58-year-old male with a few years history of multifocal weakness in the upper limbs with minimal to absent sensory complaints. He was diagnosed as having multiple compressive neuropathies, which required repeated decompressive surgeries. Electrodiagnostic studies prior to diagnosis were limited to a few nerves, evaluating only distal segments. Because of delay in making the diagnosis, his condition progressed, and possibly because of the unnecessary surgeries, he developed atrophy in some muscles, which resulted in significant motor disability. He was later diagnosed as having multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block and has partially responded to intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. ยฉ

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