Neuropathy of peripheral nerves in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

With interest we read the article by Ciron et al. about a 63  yo male with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) due to the variant m.11778G>A in the ND4 gene in whom work-up for mild quadruparesis revealed symmetric, sensorimotor, axonal polyneuropathy with predominance of the upper limbs and demyelinating polyneuropathy in the lower limbs [1]. We have the following comments and concerns.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - April 26, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Josef Finsterer, Sinda Zarrouk-Mahjoub Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research