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Polyneuropathy in progressive external ophthalmoplegia.
A case of progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO) in association with
peripheral neuropathy and other neural and visceral manifestations is reported.
Pathological studies of the sural nerve demonstrated loss of large myelinated
fibers, segmental demyelination with remyelination, and excess of zebra bodies
in the Schwann cells on electron microscopy. Peripheral neuropathy in the course
of PEO is regarded as a further although rare aspect of a multisystem disease