Biomedical subjects

M Larrivière

Publications and source records attributed to M Larrivière.

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PubMed1994

Severe axonal polyneuropathy with onset in the postpartum period.

We report two patients who presented severe polyneuropathy in the postpartum period. Electrophysiological studies evidenced an axonal process which was associated with proximal demyelination in the second patient. In both cases, a peripheral nerve biopsy showed severe axonal Wallerian-like degeneration and no feature of demyelination. The first patient had a dramatic loss of myelinated fibres, and severe disability persisted for several months. These two patients are different from cases of acute or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy previously reported in relation with pregnancy.

Adult↗

PubMed1994

[Multifocal motor neuropathy].

We report the case of a patient with multifocal motor neuropathy. Electrophysiological studies showed typical multifocal conduction blocks, but the search for anti-GM1 antibodies was negative. This case provide the heterogeneity of this clinical entity.

Adult↗

PubMed1993

Late central demyelination after Fischer's syndrome: MRI studies.

The case of a patient who presented with clinical, electrophysiological, and MRI evidence of central demyelination is described. The patient had been admitted to hospital for Fischer's syndrome a few years previously. The association of these two events suggests that central and peripheral myelinopathy may be related in Fischer's syndrome.

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PubMed1993

[Limb-girdle syndrome. A study of 46 cases].

We report a series of 46 patients (32 women and 14 men) with limb-girdle syndrome. After reappraisal, another diagnosis was made in 10 of them. Becker's muscular dystrophy was the most frequent cause among men (near 50 p. 100). A Duchenne muscular dystrophy manifesting carrier was discovered among 13 reevaluated women. Among the 36 cases (29 women and 7 men) without any defined etiology, 29 were without any other known familial history. Fifteen of these women had similar clinical findings: incipient weakness in the pelvic girdle and onset of symptoms most often in the forties. In these cases serum creatine kinase activity was normal or slightly elevated, and muscle biopsy showed non-specific patterns. "Late onset muscular dystrophy in females" should be reevaluated.

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