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Central Nervous System Demyelination in a Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 1A Patient
Joint Authors
Koros, Christos
Kilidireas, Costas
Andreadou, Elisabeth
Evangelopoulos, Maria-Eleftheria
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Central nervous system involvement, either clinical or subclinical, has been reported mainly in X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT-X) patients.
Case Presentation.
We present the case of a 31-year-old man with a genetically confirmed history of CMT1A who developed CNS involvement mimicking multiple sclerosis (MS).
Clinical, imaging, and laboratory findings suggested an autoimmune CNS demyelination.
Discussion.
Although the simultaneous existence of CMT1A and MS could be coincidental we postulate that overexpression of PMP22, the target protein in CMT1A, might influence the immunological self-tolerance to CNS proteins via molecular mimicry, leading to a CNS autoimmune demyelinating disorder.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Koros, Christos& Evangelopoulos, Maria-Eleftheria& Kilidireas, Costas& Andreadou, Elisabeth. 2013. Central Nervous System Demyelination in a Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 1A Patient. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Koros, Christos…[et al.]. Central Nervous System Demyelination in a Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 1A Patient. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Koros, Christos& Evangelopoulos, Maria-Eleftheria& Kilidireas, Costas& Andreadou, Elisabeth. Central Nervous System Demyelination in a Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 1A Patient. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456813
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-456813