Semin Pediatr Neurol 2019 12 5;32:100771. Epub 2019 Sep 5.
Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Electronic address:
The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is composed of motor neurons, nerve roots, plexuses, peripheral nerves (motor, sensory and autonomic), neuromuscular junction, and skeletal muscles. Disorders of the PNS in neonates most frequently cause weakness, hypotonia, and contractures, which may be generalized or focal. Since these findings may also occur with brain and spinal cord lesions, key features of the history and neurologic exam, together with diagnostic testing, are helpful in reaching a diagnosis. Read More