Afferent Visual Pathway Affection in Patients with PMP22 Deletion-Related Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies.
Alexander Ulrich BrandtElena Meinert-BohnJan Leo RinnenthalHanna ZimmermannJanine MikolajczakTimm OberwahrenbrockSebastian PapazoglouCaspar F PfüllerJohann SchinzelBjörn TackenbergFriedemann PaulKatrin HahnJudith Bellmann-StroblPublished in: PloS one (2016)
PMP22 deletion leads to functional, metabolic and macro-structural alterations in the afferent visual system of HNPP patients. Our data suggest a functional relevance of these changes for peripheral vision, which warrants further investigation and confirmation.