Non-progressive juvenile spinal muscular atrophy of the distal upper limb (Hirayama's disease): a clinical variant of the benign monomelic amyotrophy

Non-progressive juvenile spinal muscular atrophy of the distal upper limb (Hirayama's disease): a clinical variant of the benign monomelic amyotrophy

Hirayama's disease (HD) is frequently found in Asia, and is rarely referred among westerners. It affects young people with higher incidence in males. It is a focal distal amyotrophy with unilateral or asymmetric bilateral involvement of C7, C8 and T1 innervated muscles. HD appears sporadically...

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Main Authors: NASCIMENTO OSVALDO J. M., FREITAS MARCOS R.G. DE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2000-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
lower motor neuron
monomelic amyotrophy
Hirayama disease
spinal muscular atrophy
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