Amyotrophy
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Progressive wasting of muscle tissues
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Medical condition
| Amyotrophy | |
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| Specialty | Neurology Edit this on Wikidata |
Amyotrophy is progressive wasting of muscle tissues. Muscle pain is also a symptom. It can occur in middle-aged males with type 2 diabetes. It also occurs with motor neuron disease.
Differential diagnosis
[edit ]The following are considered differential diagnosis for amyotrophy:[1]
- compressive and infective causes of polyradiculopathy
- structural disc diseases
- chronic demyelinating neuropathies
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Zaidi, Syed Amir; Chhetri, Suresh Kumar; Lekwuwa, Godwin; Majeed, Tahir (2013年02月04日). "An unusual presentation of diabetic amyotrophy: myoclonus". BMJ Case Reports. 2013: bcr2012008245. doi:10.1136/bcr-2012-008245. ISSN 1757-790X. PMC 3604390 . PMID 23386493.
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