Strachan-Scott syndrome and prisoners of war neuropathy
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Tropical ataxic neuropathy (TAN, also known as Strachan-Scott syndrome and prisoners of war neuropathy) is a disease or category of diseases that commonly causes disability and increases mortality. The causes of TAN are not understood; there is no generally accepted treatment, and the reported outcomes are inconsistent.[1]
The disease affects poor tropical populations; there are no good statistics on how many people are affected worldwide, but in some populations, more than a quarter of people are affected.[1] Malnutrition may play a role.[2]
TAN is one of many tropical myeloneuropathies. It was first described in Jamaica in 1897, by postmortems of 510 cases; in 1959, it was dubbed "tropical ataxic neuropathy".[1]
^ abcNetto, AB; Netto, CM; Mahadevan, A; Taly, AB; Agadi, JB (2016). "Tropical ataxic neuropathy - A century old enigma". Neurology India. 64 (6): 1151–1159. doi:10.4103/0028-3886.193755. PMID 27841178.
^Pryse-Phillips, William (2009). "Strachan-Scott Syndrome". Companion to Clinical Neurology. Oxford University Press. p. 966. ISBN 978-0-19-971004-1. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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