Human immunodeficiency virus-associated pure motor lumbosacral polyradiculopathy.
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چکیده
BACKGROUND Neuromuscular disease is a common manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, but isolated and severe pathology confined to the motor roots or anterior horn cells are not a recognized clinical entity. OBJECTIVE To describe the novel clinical presentation of human immunodeficiency virus-related polyradiculopathy manifesting as isolated severe motor symptoms confined to the legs. DESIGN A case series comprising 4 patients identified prospectively during a 6-month period. SETTING Patients were seen in the Department of Neurology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. This is an 800-bed teaching hospital, with approximately 5000 patients seen annually in the Department of Neurology. PATIENTS Patients were identified by their unique presentation with a severe isolated motor neuropathy in the lower limbs. All were Xhosa-speaking African women. RESULT Early human immunodeficiency virus infection may be associated with pure motor lumbosacral polyradiculopathy. CONCLUSION It remains unclear whether this clinical syndrome should be regarded as a variant of the Guillain-Barre syndrome or whether it represents a unique disorder associated with early human immunodeficiency virus infection.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of neurology
دوره 57 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000