Painful brachial plexopathies in SEPT9 mutations: adverse outcome related to comorbid states

J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. 2008 Jun;9(4):379-84. doi: 10.1097/CND.0b013e318166ee89.

Abstract

Hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (HNA), an autosomal dominant disorder associated with SEPT9 mutation located on chromosome 17q25, causes recurrent painful weakness with sensory disturbances in a brachial distribution. We present electrophysiological, clinical phenotype, and molecular genetic data of three members from a family with HNA with the C262T SEPT9 mutation. The degree of motor weakness and recovery is variable within this family. Severity and recovery from motor deficits may have been a function of comorbid medical conditions. To our knowledge, this is the first report to confirm SEPT9 mutation in a family with suspected HNA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brachial Plexus / physiopathology
  • Brachial Plexus Neuritis / complications
  • Brachial Plexus Neuritis / genetics*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases / genetics*
  • Genetic Variation
  • Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy / complications
  • Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation, Missense
  • Pedigree
  • Phenotype*
  • Recovery of Function / genetics*
  • Remission, Spontaneous
  • Septins

Substances

  • GTP Phosphohydrolases
  • SEPTIN9 protein, human
  • Septins