Abstract

A 9-year-old male has been hospitalized due to walking difficulty and acute weakness developed on the left leg. Loss of dorsiflexion on the left distal lower extremity was present in neurological examination who had not any specialty in physical examination. Electromyography was compatible with HNPP. 17p 11-2-12 deletion was determined in DNA analysis which caused HNPP.

However rarely seen in childhood, case was presented aim of having in mind HNPP in acute developed paralyzes

Key Words: HNPP, Pressure Liability Palsy, Analysis Of DNA, EMG