Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: extensive cranial nerve involvement on CT and MR imaging

Authors

Todd R. Aho, Section of Neuroradiology, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Barrow Neurologic Institute, 350 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA.
Robert C. Wallace
Alan M. PittFollow
Kumaraswamy Sivakumar

Document Type

Article

Abstract

We report a case of genetically verified Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in which the patient had cranial nerve symptoms. CT and MR imaging demonstrated enlargement of several cranial nerves, as well as their skull-base foramina, with faint contrast material enhancement identified.

Medical Subject Headings

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (diagnosis, genetics); Chromosome Deletion; Cochlear Nerve (pathology); Cranial Nerve Diseases (diagnosis, genetics); Deafness (diagnosis, genetics); Facial Nerve (pathology); Humans; Hypertrophy; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Mastoid (pathology); Membrane Proteins (genetics); Middle Aged; Pedigree; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Trigeminal Nerve (pathology); Trigeminal Neuralgia (diagnosis, genetics)

Publication Date

3-1-2004

Publication Title

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology

ISSN

0195-6108

Volume

25

Issue

3

First Page

494

Last Page

7

PubMed ID

15037479

Recommended Citation

Aho, Todd R.; Wallace, Robert C.; Pitt, Alan M.; and Sivakumar, Kumaraswamy, "Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: extensive cranial nerve involvement on CT and MR imaging" (2004). Neuroradiology. 30.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neuroradiology/30