[Case of neuralgic amyotrophy with anti GT1a antibody].

[neuralgic amyotrophy]

A 48 -year -old-man had intense pain in the neck and muscle weakness in the left upper limb after he presented low grade fever and appetite loss for a week . Several days later , he developed intense pain and severe muscle weakness in bilateral upper limbs . Laboratory examination showed elevated liver enzyme levels . His muscle weakness was severe in the right upper limb and was moderate in the left upper limb . Deep tendon reflexes were decreased in the bilateral upper limbs . CSF showed albuminocytologic dissiciation . A diagnosis of neuralgic amyotrophy was made . His liver dysfunction improved gradually . IgM and IgG anti-GT 1 a antibodies were positive . Future studies are required to elucidate whether anti-GT 1 a antibody is associated with the primary pathophysiology of neuralgic amyotrophy .

Diseases
Validation

Diseases presenting "muscle weakness" symptom

alexander disease

canavan disease

coats disease

cohen syndrome

cystinuria

familial mediterranean fever

focal myositis

inclusion body myositis

neuralgic amyotrophy

pyomyositis

severe combined immunodeficiency

systemic capillary leak syndrome

thoracic outlet syndrome

triple a syndrome

von hippel-lindau disease

This symptom has already been validated