Abstract:Background: Length-Dependent Sensorimotor Peripheral Neuropathy (LDSMPN) affects the longest nerve fi bers in the body. Less well-appreciated, and absent from the current literature, is that LDSMPN affecting thoracic segments gives rise to ventral abdominal sensory loss on clinical exam. Methods: Consecutive patients seen for LDSMPN (n=30) were evaluated prospectively for the presence or absence of ventral abdominal sensory loss. Demographic variables, symptoms, quantitative neurologic fi ndings (Neuropathy Im… Show more
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