Bilateral carpal tunnel in childhood associated with Schwartz-Jampel syndrome

The case of a 7-year-old girl, the only descendant of non-consanguineous parents, who presented typical features of the Schwartz-Jampel syndrome and electrophysiological evidence of bilateral carpal tunnel is reported. Conventional electromyogram (EMG) showed persistent and continuous electrical activity and high frequency discharges elicited spontaneously by movement of the needle or after voluntary activation. Electrical silence after...