Peripheral Neuropathy in Krabbe’s Disease

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-11-8-1

Keywords:

Peripheral Neuropathy, Krabbe’s Disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

Abstract

A 13-year-old female child presenting with scoliosis, pes cavus, distal lower extremity weakness, sensory loss, and delayed nerve conduction velocities, initially diagnosed as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, later developed lower extremity spasticity and laboratory evaluations were consistent with Krabbe’s disease, in a report from the Alfred I duPont Institute, Wilmington, DE.

Published

1997-08-01

Issue

Section

Neuromuscular Disorders