Peroneal muscular atrophy with pyramidal features.

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Dyck PJ. Inherited neuronal degeneration and atrophy affecting peripheral motor, sensory and autonomic tic paraplegia and selective wasting of the small neurons. In: Dyck PJ, Thomas PK and Lambert EH hand muscles described by Silver,'8 the Troyer syneds. Peripheral Neuropathy. Philadelphia: WB Saundrome'9 and others.'0 Peroneal muscular atrophy with pyramidal features is rare, but should be identified as a distinct disorder. It is a relatively benign condition which does not appear to shorten life expectancy or lead to severe disability. Recognition of this syndrome demonstrates yet again the clinical and genetic ders, 1975:825-67.

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Silver JR. Familial spastic paraplegia with amyotrophy lCharcot JM, Marie P. Sur une forme particuliore d'atrophie musculaire progressive, souvent familiale d6butant par les pieds et les jambes et atteignant plus tards les mains. Rev Med (Paris) 1886;6:97-138.

Tooth HH. The peroneal type of progressive muscular atrophy. London: HK Lewis, 1886.

Harding AE, Thomas PK. The clinical features of hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy types I and II. Brain 1980;103:259-280.

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Thomas PK, Sears TA, Gilliatt RW. The range of conduction velocity in normal motor nerve fibres to the small muscles of the hand and foot. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1959;22:175-81.