HEREDITARY SYNDROME CONSISTING IN RECURRENT ATTACKS RESEMBLING BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS, SPECIAL FACIAL FEATURES, AND CLEFT PALATE

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Erikson, Anders (Department of Paediatrics, Centrallasarettet, Boden, Sweden). Hereditary syndrome consisting in recurrent attacks resembling brachial plexus neuritis, special facial features, and cleft palate. Acta Paediatr Scand,63: 885, 1974.—A father and his two daughters with recurrent reversible attacks resembling brachial plexus neuritis are presented. In this family cleft palate and a previously described characteristic facial appearance accompanied the disorder. No other abnormalities nor any specific cause of the attacks were found. EMG of shoulder, arm and hand muscles revealed signs of partial denervation. Physiotherapy seemed to accelerate the spontaneous recovery. The condition has a better prognosis than some similar disorders for which it is easily mistaken.