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Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra
Print version ISSN 1137-6627
Abstract
PABON, R.M. et al. Pseudo-conduction block in nonsystemic vasculitic neuropath. Anales Sis San Navarra [online]. 2009, vol.32, n.2, pp.279-287. ISSN 1137-6627.
Introduction. Nonsystemic vasculitic neuropathy (NSVN) is an inflammatory disorder of the vasa nervorum which usually is expressed as a mononeuritis multiplex. We present a patient with NSVN with histological confirmination focused on the neurophysiological findings at the early stages. Case report. A 36 years-old woman presented with paresthesia and weakness in her right hand followed by left footdrop. The first neurophysiologic examination showed low amplitude of the right median nerve (RMN) CMAP with proximal stimulation. A second examination showed signs of axonal damage in several nerves, including the RMN. Conclusions. The acute ischemic damage of a nerve can give a pattern of conduction block in the electroneurographic study as in the RMN of the presented case. This phenomenon is referred as "pseudo-conduction block", since it is transient and evolves towards a definite pattern of axonal neuropathy. When a vasculitic neuropathy is suspected, repeated neurophysiologic studies are necessary in order to ensure a proper (appropriate) characterization of the lesional patterns.
Keywords : Vasculitis; Mononeuritis multiplex; Electromyography; Sural nerve biopsy; Wallerian degeneration.