Abstract
Objective: Nerve ultrasound (US) has been used to study peripheral nerve disease, and increase of the cross-sectional area (CSA) has been described in demyelinating polyneuropathy. The objective of the current study is to characterise the US features of the sural nerve in a sample of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) 1A patients. Methods: A total of 20 CMT1A patients were enrolled. As control group we studied 37 age- and sex-matched subjects. All patients underwent clinical examination, neurophysiology and US evaluation of the bilateral sural nerve and right ulnar nerve. US results were correlated with neurophysiology and clinical data. Results: Sural nerve CSA was not increased in the majority of patients (70%), whereas an increased ulnar nerve CSA was present in the whole sample. Inverse relations were found between CSA of the ulnar nerve and body mass index (BMI) (. p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1695-1699 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Clinical Neurophysiology |
Volume | 124 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2013 |
Keywords
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth
- Sural nerve
- Ultrasound assessment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neurology
- Physiology (medical)
- Sensory Systems