Peripheral nerve enlargement on nerve ultrasound parallels neuropathological changes in adult-onset Krabbe disease

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Motor Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
² Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
³ Neurology Division, Department of Neuroscience, AOUI Verona, Verona, Italy.
⁴ Neurology Division, Pederzoli Hospital, Verona, Italy.

Case Reports

Matteo Tagliapietra et al. Muscle Nerve. 2021 Apr.

. 2021 Apr;63(4):E33-E35.

doi: 10.1002/mus.27175. Epub 2021 Feb 5.

¹ Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Motor Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
² Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
³ Neurology Division, Department of Neuroscience, AOUI Verona, Verona, Italy.
⁴ Neurology Division, Pederzoli Hospital, Verona, Italy.

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