Lewis-Sumner syndrome: subacute bilateral lesion of brachial plexus
Case Reports
R. Bunevičiūtė
Vilnius University, Lithuania
R. Masaitienė
Vilnius University, Lithuania
A. Klimašauskienė
Vilnius University, Lithuania
Published 2018-03-01
https://doi.org/10.29014/ns.2018.09
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Keywords

Lewis-Sumner syndrome
multifocal acquired demyelinating sensory and motor neuropathy
MADSAM

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Bunevičiūtė R, Masaitienė R, Klimašauskienė A. Lewis-Sumner syndrome: subacute bilateral lesion of brachial plexus. NS [Internet]. 2018 Mar. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];22(1(75):69-76. Available from: https://journals.vu.lt./neurologijos_seminarai/article/view/27855

Abstract

Lewis-Sumner syndrome (LSS) is a multifocal acquired demyelinating sensory and motor neuropathy considered as an asymmetric variant of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy affecting the upper and/or lower extremities. The most common clinical presentations of Lewis-Sumner syndrome are asymmetrical or multifocal sensory disturbances and weakness, electrophysiologically characterized by the presence of motor conduction blocks. In the case report, L-SS affected only the upper limbs, laboratory and electrophysiological testing was normal. Lewis-Sumner syndrome was diagnosed after brachial plexus magnetic resonance imaging. Since Lewis-Sumner syndrome is a rare disorder, its diagnosis and treatment are complicated as studies with a small number of patients and the results are often controversial.

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