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Definition and diagnosis of small fiber neuropathy: consensus from the Peripher...
Gondim,Francisco de Assis Aquino; Barreira,Amilton Antunes; Claudino,Rinaldo; Cruz,Márcia Waddington; Cunha,Francisco Marcos Bezerra daABSTRACT The aim of this study was to describe the results of a Brazilian Consensus on Small Fiber Neuropathy (SFN). Fifteen neurologists (members of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology) reviewed a preliminary draft. Eleven panelists got together in the city of Fortaleza to discuss and finish the text for the manuscript submission. Small fiber neuropathy can be defined as a subtype of neuropathy characterized by...
Clinical and neurophysiological features of the hereditary neuropathy with liab...
Oliveira,Aline Pinheiro Martins de; Pereira,Raquel Campos; Onofre,Patrícia Toscano; Marques,Vanessa Daccach; Andrade,Gilberto Brown deABSTRACT The hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autossomal dominant disorder manifesting recurrent mononeuropathies. Objective Evaluate its clinical and nerve conduction studies (NCS) characteristics, searching for diagnostic particularities. Method We reviewed the neurological manifestations of 39 and the NCS of 33 patients. Results Family history was absent in 16/39 (41%). T...