Motor axon loss is associated with hand dysfunction in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 1a.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Charcot Marie Tooth type 1a (CMT1a) is a primarily demyelinating neuropathy, characterized by slowly progressive muscle weakness, atrophy, and sensory loss, and is most pronounced in both feet and hands. There is increasing evidence that muscle weakness is determined by motor axonal dysfunction. OBJECTIVE:To investigate in patients with CMT1a whether motor axon loss, as estimated with motor unit number estimation (MUNE) and compound muscle action potential (CMAP), is related to hand function and manual dexterity. METHODS:Hand function, manual dexterity, and axon loss were studied in 48 patients with proven CMT1a. Using high-density surface EMG on the thenar muscles, MUNE was determined and CMAPs were measured. RESULTS:Pinch strength, clawing of the fingers, and manual dexterity correlated significantly with MUNE and CMAP (amplitude and area), while sensory impairments did not. Grip strength correlated significantly with CMAP amplitude but did not become significant with MUNE and CMAP area. Neurophysiologic variables were particularly associated with fine motor function of the hand. CONCLUSIONS:Motor axon loss is likely to be the major cause of hand dysfunction and impaired manual dexterity in Charcot Marie Tooth type 1a (CMT1a). In a clinical setting, the evaluation of the hands of patients with CMT1a should thus be mainly directed toward the evaluation of fine motor functions.

journal_name

Neurology

journal_title

Neurology

authors

Videler AJ,van Dijk JP,Beelen A,de Visser M,Nollet F,van Schaik IN

doi

10.1212/01.wnl.0000327643.05073.eb

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-10-14 00:00:00

pages

1254-60

issue

16

eissn

0028-3878

issn

1526-632X

pii

71/16/1254

journal_volume

71

pub_type

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