Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
Volume 46, Issue 1, 1983, Pages 1-4

The migrant sensory neuritis of Wartenberg (Article) (Open Access)

Matthews W.B. , Esiri M.
  • a Univ. Dep. Clin. Neurol., Radcliffe Infirm., Oxford, United Kingdom
  • b Univ. Dep. Clin. Neurol., Radcliffe Infirm., Oxford, United Kingdom

Abstract

Six cases are reported that conform to Wartenberg's description of migrant sensory neuritis. This is a benign relapsing and remitting condition in which pain and subsequent loss of sensation in the distribution of individual cutaneous nerves is induced by movement of the limbs inducing stretch. Sural nerve biopsy in one case showed loss of large myelinated fibres, axonal sprouting and some changes suggestive of ischaemia.

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paresthetic neuralgia nerve biopsy cytology nervous system clinical article sural nerve diagnosis human peripheral nervous system
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DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.46.1.1
ISSN: 00223050
Cited by: 21
Original Language: English