Clinical and neurophysiologic characterization of an European family with hereditary sensory neuropathy, paroxysmal cough and gastroesophageal reflux.

نویسندگان

  • Pedro Barros
  • Hugo Morais
  • Catarina Santos
  • José Roriz
  • Paula Coutinho
چکیده

UNLABELLED In 2002, Spring et al reported a family with an autosomal dominant form of hereditary sensory neuropathy; patients also presented adult onset of gastroesophageal reflux and cough. Since then, no further families have been described. OBJECTIVE To study a new Portuguese family with these characteristics. METHOD To describe the clinical and neurophysiologic characteristics of one family with features of sensory neuropathy associated with cough and gastroesophageal erflux. RESULTS Three of five siblings presented a similar history of paroxysmal cough (5th decade). About a decade later they experienced numbness and paraesthesia in the feet and in all cases there was evidence of an axonal sensory neuropathy. A history of gastroesophageal reflux of variable severity and age of onset was also present. DISCUSSION Molecular genetic studies have demonstrated genetic heterogeneity between the hereditary sensory neuropathy type 1 subtypes. The identification of these families is of major importance because further work is required to identify the underlying genetic defect.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

دوره 72 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014