Keywords Infantile botulism, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, LEMS, neuromuscular transmission disorders, myasthenia, myopathy Infant Botulism Botulism is derived from the Latin botulus , for sausage. Van Ermengem in 1897 isolated…
Keywords Systemic disease, renal failure, diabetes mellitus, critical illness polyneuropathy, paraneoplastic, vitamin deficiencies, connective tissue diseases Introduction There is a clear distinction between a peripheral neuropathy that is clinically…
Keywords CIDP, peripheral nerve, inherited neuropathies, electrodiagnosis, IVIg, plasma exchange Epidemiology Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) comprises a small but important subset of chronic childhood polyneuropathies. One series identified…
Keywords Leprosy, leprosy diagnosis, leprosy neuropathy, leprosy reaction, leprosy neuritis Introduction Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae ( M. leprae ), an acid-fast, Gram-positive, rod-shaped,…
Keywords Toxic neuropathy, cisplatin, vincristine, paclitaxel, chloroquine, metronidazole, nitrofurantoin, colchicine, thalidomide, pyridoxine, hexane, organophosphates, thallium, arsenic, buckthorn Introduction In a sense, all peripheral nervous system (PNS) disorders caused by…
Keywords Guillain-Barré syndrome, flaccid paralysis, demyelinating, axonal, neuropathy, pediatric, tick paralysis Introduction The acute polyneuropathies are a group of acquired, generally immune-mediated or infectious disorders causing dysfunction and sometimes…
Keywords Inherited metabolic diseases, sphingolipidoses, glycoproteinoses, amino acids, fatty acids, mitochondrial diseases, peroxisomal diseases, lipids, glycogen storage diseases, Leigh disease Introduction Peripheral neuropathy is associated with numerous inherited metabolic…
Keywords Pediatric, infantile, peripheral neuropathy, demyelination, axonal, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Dejerine-Sottas disease, congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy Introduction The congenital and infantile neuropathies are an uncommon and complex group of conditions with…
Keywords Neuropathy, mononeuropathy, pediatric, median, ulnar, peroneal, tibial, sciatic Introduction Mononeuropathies are rare in children, accounting for fewer than 10% of pediatric referrals for electromyographic (EMG) testing. This is…
Keywords Peripheral neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome, electromyography Introduction The term peripheral neuropathy refers to a disorder affecting one or more components of the peripheral nervous system, specifically axons,…
