axon loss polyneuropathy
ax·on loss pol·y·neu·rop·a·thy
a type of polyneuropathy in which axon degeneration is the sole or predominant feature; it has many etiologies, particularly toxic and metabolic; nerve conduction studies show that it affects the amplitude of the responses but does not cause conduction slowing or block.
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