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Clinical Reasoning : A 39-Year-Old Man With Asymmetric Distal Weakness and Loss of Sensitivity

Published inNeurology, vol. 100, no. 2, p. 88-93
Publication date2023-01-10
First online date2022-10-18
Abstract

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.

Keywords
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Adult
  • Motor Neuron Disease
  • Arm
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
  • Mononeuropathies
  • Clinical Reasoning
  • Neural Conduction / physiology
Affiliation entities Not a UNIGE publication
Citation (ISO format)
LOSER, Valentin et al. Clinical Reasoning : A 39-Year-Old Man With Asymmetric Distal Weakness and Loss of Sensitivity. In: Neurology, 2023, vol. 100, n° 2, p. 88–93. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201410
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