Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsy Presenting with Hand Drop in a Young Child

• Main Authors: Inês Sobreira (Author), Cátia Sousa (Author), Ana Raposo (Author), M. Rita Soares (Author), Ana Soudo (Author), Ana Isabel Dias (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy (HNPP) results from the deletion of the PMP22 gene in chromosome 17p11.2. Clinically, it presents with painless pressure palsies, typically in the 2nd and 3rd decades of life, being a rare entity in childhood. We present the case study of a six-...