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ArticleChild neurology open

Amytice Mirchi, Julie Richer, Maryam Oskoui, Hugh J McMillan

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Article in Child neurology open. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amytice MirchiDepartment of Pediatrics, Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8887-1681
Julie RicherDepartment of Medical Genetics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada.
Maryam OskouiDepartment of Pediatrics, Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Hugh J McMillanDepartment of Pediatrics, Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8927-2018
McGill University · CAChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies (HSAN) are rare, genetically inherited disorders characterized by impaired unmyelinated nerve fiber function. Here we report a patient with self-mutilation behavior and decreased response to pain, suggestive of an underlying small fiber neuropathy. Nerve conduction studies were normal but sympathetic skin response was absent at the left arm. Intradermal histamine challenge test was performed to evaluate the function of small unmyelinated nerve fibers and revealed absence of a flare response. Using whole genome sequencing, a novel variant in the neurotrophic tyrosine kinase type 1 gene was identified, expanding the known disease-causing variants associated with HSAN type 4. Through this case, we demonstrate the role of the histamine challenge test in patients suspected to have a small fiber neuropathy where electrophysiological testing may be normal and who may present with non-specific symptoms including hypotonia and failure to thrive. The information gained can guide genetic testing and contribute to interpretation of new variants identified.

Indexed as

congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosishereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 4histamine phosphatehumanintradermal testsNTRK1 proteinsmall fiber neuropathy

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PMID35756968
PMCPMC9218906
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