Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) may develop a peripheral neuropathy, sometimes attributed to nutritional deficiency. Other patients present with a demyelinating neuropathy which is presumed to be the result of an autoimmune process that affects both the central and peripheral nervous systems. We report a case of concurring MS and demyelinating neuropathy, without a positive family history, in whom genetic testing proved the neuropathy to be hereditary and not autoimmune. Hereditary neuropathy should be a consideration in sporadic cases of peripheral neuropathy and MS.

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