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Monomelic amyotrophy with late progression. Neuromuscul Disord 2001 Apr;11(3):305-8

Date

04/12/2001

Pubmed ID

11297947

DOI

10.1016/s0960-8966(00)00202-9

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0035072042 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   18 Citations

Abstract

Monomelic amyotrophy is a sporadic juvenile-onset disease that presents with gradual onset of weakness and atrophy in the hand muscles unilaterally. Generally, this disease is considered a 'benign' and non-progressive motor neuron disease, which stabilizes within five years of onset. We discuss a case that illustrates that monomelic amyotrophy may rarely exhibit late clinical progression to the lower extremities after a prolonged period of disease stability.

Author List

Rowin J, Meriggioli MN, Cochran EJ

Author

Elizabeth J. Cochran MD Adjunct Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Age of Onset
Biopsy
Disease Progression
Humans
Leg
Male
Middle Aged
Muscle, Skeletal
Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
Neural Conduction
Predictive Value of Tests