Hirayama disease in a teenager with severe hand weakness
•Hirayama disease must be considered in young males with myotomal arm weakness.•Brachioradialis sparing causes a distinct pattern of wasting called oblique amyotrophy.•Routine cervical spine MRIs often show atrophy of the caudal cervical cord.•Flexion/extension MRI of the cervical spine is important...
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| Published in | Journal of clinical neuroscience Vol. 126; pp. 75 - 76 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Scotland
Elsevier Ltd
01.08.2024
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | •Hirayama disease must be considered in young males with myotomal arm weakness.•Brachioradialis sparing causes a distinct pattern of wasting called oblique amyotrophy.•Routine cervical spine MRIs often show atrophy of the caudal cervical cord.•Flexion/extension MRI of the cervical spine is important for diagnosis. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
| ISSN: | 0967-5868 1532-2653 1532-2653 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jocn.2024.05.042 |