Acute Motor Axonal Neuropathy

Lee, Dong Kuck

Ann Clin Neurophysiol > 2000 ;2(1) > Article

Ann Clin Neurophysiol. 2000; 2(1): 1-7.

Dong Kuck Lee

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ABSTRACT

From among the group of patients diagnosed clinically to have Guillain-Barre syndrome(GBS), subgroups with pure motor involvement have been identified. Some of such patients appear to have an axonal neuropathy by electrophysiology. Such case have been termed acute motor axonal neuropathy(AMAN).Many of these patients are found clinically to have normal sensation and to have electrodiagnostic patterns consistent with selective degeneration of motor axon. A serological survey showed some of individuals with AMAN had evidence of antecedent Campylobacter jejuni(CJ) infection. And AMAN has an association with the presence of anti-ganglioside antibodies. This article reviewed briefly the AMAN and their relationship to CJ infection and anti-ganglioside antibodies.

Key words: GBS, AMAN,CJ,Anti-ganglioside antibodies