Swallowing dysfunction in hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies.

Dra. Rosana Herminia Scola – Serviço de Doenças Neuromusculares / Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR – Rua General Carneiro 181 / 3o andar 80060-900 Curitiba PR – Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autosomal dominant peripheral neuropathy characterized by recurrent episodes of paralysis of peripheral nerves, usually after a minor trauma to topographies prone to compression. Involvement of the cranial nerves has rarely been described in these patients. Reports of swallowing dysfunction in patients with HNPP are even rarer. We report a patient diagnosed with HNPP confirmed by molecular testing who presented with recurrent episodes of swallowing dysfunction (SD).