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Acute neurological deterioration with absent motor and sensory responses in the face, arms, and legs on nerve conduction studies and electromyogram. Suspicion of Guillain-Barré syndrome/acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy. Left lower leg muscle biopsy.
Inflammatory polyneuropathies such as Guillain-Barré syndrome can lead to loss of innervation and muscle injury.
Muscle injury can be broadly classified based on two mechanisms: 1) myopathic injury (direct damage to myofibers), and 2) neurogenic injury (from disruption of muscle innervation). Neurogenic injury is characterized by increased variability in the size and shape of myocytes - with atrophy occurring in clusters (grouped atrophy) - and myofibers which take on an angulated shape.
Grouping of fiber types with loss of the normal checkerboard distribution on immunohistochemistry for myosin S and myosin F is a diagnostic feature of neurogenic injury. This case also shows a predominance of type I fibers and selective atrophy of type II fibers which can be seen in prolonged corticosteroid use, muscle disuse, and denervation.
This slide shows H&E stain. See Related Content for myosin S and myosin F stains.
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Acute neurological deterioration with absent motor and sensory responses in the face, arms, and legs on nerve conduction studies and electromyogram. Suspicion of Guillain-Barré syndrome/acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy. Left lower leg muscle biopsy.
Inflammatory polyneuropathies such as Guillain-Barré syndrome can lead to loss of innervation and muscle injury.
Muscle injury can be broadly classified based on two mechanisms: 1) myopathic injury (direct damage to myofibers), and 2) neurogenic injury (from disruption of muscle innervation). Neurogenic injury is characterized by increased variability in the size and shape of myocytes - with atrophy occurring in clusters (grouped atrophy) - and myofibers which take on an angulated shape.
Grouping of fiber types with loss of the normal checkerboard distribution on immunohistochemistry for myosin S and myosin F is a diagnostic feature of neurogenic injury. This case also shows a predominance of type I fibers and selective atrophy of type II fibers which can be seen in prolonged corticosteroid use, muscle disuse, and denervation.
This slide shows myosin S stain. See Related Content for H&E and myosin F stains.
Details
Acute neurological deterioration with absent motor and sensory responses in the face, arms, and legs on nerve conduction studies and electromyogram. Suspicion of Guillain-Barré syndrome/acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy. Left lower leg muscle biopsy.
Inflammatory polyneuropathies such as Guillain-Barré syndrome can lead to loss of innervation and muscle injury.
Muscle injury can be broadly classified based on two mechanisms: 1) myopathic injury (direct damage to myofibers), and 2) neurogenic injury (from disruption of muscle innervation). Neurogenic injury is characterized by increased variability in the size and shape of myocytes - with atrophy occurring in clusters (grouped atrophy) - and myofibers which take on an angulated shape.
Grouping of fiber types with loss of the normal checkerboard distribution on immunohistochemistry for myosin S and myosin F is a diagnostic feature of neurogenic injury. This case also shows a predominance of type I fibers and selective atrophy of type II fibers which can be seen in prolonged corticosteroid use, muscle disuse, and denervation.
This slide shows myosin F stain. See Related Content for H&E and myosin S stains.