PMID: 7517146Apr 1, 1994Paper

Neuro-acanthocytosis with associated myopathy. A case report

Neurología : publicación oficial de la Sociedad Española de Neurología
A Gil-NagelP Martínez-Martín

Abstract

Abnormalities of striated muscle histology in patients with neuroacanthocytosis have been previously attributed to chronic denervation. This hypothesis is based in the presence of axonal peripheral neuropathy. In this 37-year-old patient clinical, biochemical and histologic data revealed a non specific primary myopathy. Other important findings were decreased levels of 5-hydroxy-indoleacetic acid (5-HILA) and homovanillic acid (HVA) in the CSF, cerebellar and basal ganglia atrophy seen in MRI and infertility of probable gonadal origin.

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