Abstract
We report the electrophysiological investigation of two adult cases with GM 2 gangliosidosis with hexosaminidase A and B deficiency. Superficial peroneal biopsy was obtained from one patient. The electrophysiological alterations of the peripheral nervous system were fasciculations, signs of collateral reinnervation and loss of motor units, decrease in sensory potential amplitude and increase in distal motor latency. Increase in N9-N13 interpeak latency of the somatosensory evoked potentials and an increase I-V interpeak latency of the brain-stem auditory potentials were evident in both cases. Visual evoked potentials were normal. Nerve biopsy showed a severe loss of myelinated fibers, especially of those with the largest diameter, with no signs of segmental demyelination, or remyelination. A tentative interpretation of our findings is given.
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