Slowly progressive distal muscular atrophy of the bilateral upper limbs (O'Sullivan-McLeod syndrome) partially alleviated by intravenous immunoglobulin therapy

Yuji Kawano; Yuko Nagara; Hiroyuki Murai; Hitoshi Kikuchi; Yasumasa Ohyagi; Jun Ichi Kira

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.46.6221

Slowly progressive distal muscular atrophy of the bilateral upper limbs (O'Sullivan-McLeod syndrome) partially alleviated by intravenous immunoglobulin therapy

Yuji Kawano, Yuko Nagara, Hiroyuki Murai, Hitoshi Kikuchi, Yasumasa Ohyagi, Jun Ichi Kira

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Abstract

We report a case of O'Sullivan-McLeod syndrome in a 59-year-old man, who had experienced slowly progressive weakening of both hands since he was 20 years of age. Mild hyperIgEemia and eosinophilia were present. Nerve conduction studies revealed reduced F wave-evoked frequencies for the median and ulnar nerves. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) at a dose of 400 mg/kg/day was given for 5 days. After IVIG, the muscle weakness of the distal upper extremities improved together with increased F wave-evoked frequencies. These effects lasted for a few months. These observations suggest that immune-mediated neural damage partially contributes to O'Sullivan-McLeod syndrome.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	515-518
Number of pages	4
Journal	Internal Medicine
Volume	46
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.46.6221
Publication status	Published - Apr 17 2007

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Slowly progressive distal muscular atrophy of the bilateral upper limbs (O'Sullivan-McLeod syndrome) partially alleviated by intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. / Kawano, Yuji; Nagara, Yuko; Murai, Hiroyuki; Kikuchi, Hitoshi; Ohyagi, Yasumasa; Kira, Jun Ichi.

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