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Jennifer A Tracy1, Peter J Dyck1, Christopher J Klein1
1Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, USA.
Introduction:
Onion-bulbs (OB) are concentrically layered Schwann-cell processes, surrounding nerve fibers, occurring in both inherited and acquired demyelinating polyneuropathies. We investigated whether OB patterns (generalized, mixed, or focal) correlate with acquired or inherited neuropathies.
Methods:
One hundred thirty-one OB-rich nerve biopsies were graded for OB pattern and inflammation without knowledge of clinical history. We classified inherited (n = 49) or acquired (n = 82) neuropathies based solely on clinical history.
Results:
Fifty-one biopsies had generalized (34 inherited vs. 17 acquired, P < 0.001), 54 mixed (48 acquired vs. 6 inherited, P < 0.001), and 26 focal/multifocal (inherited [n = 9], acquired [n = 17]) OB. Inflammation occurred more frequently in acquired (n = 54) than inherited (n = 14) neuropathy (P = 0.004).
Discussion:
Generalized OB correlates with inherited neuropathy; mixed OB with acquired. Inflammation occurs more in acquired neuropathy cases. OB patterns are best explained by ubiquitous Schwann-cell involvement in inherited and multifocal Schwann-cell involvement in acquired neuropathies and predict the electrophysiology of uniform demyelination in inherited and unequal demyelination in acquired neuropathies. Muscle Nerve 59:665-670, 2019.
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