Clinical evaluation of a 31-year-old woman with crural monomelic amyotrophy

Austin R Thompson; Brooke Beckett; Erik R Ensrud

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2557

Clinical evaluation of a 31-year-old woman with crural monomelic amyotrophy

Clin Case Rep. 2019 Dec 3;8(1):68-70. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2557. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Authors

Austin R Thompson¹, Brooke Beckett², Erik R Ensrud¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Oregon Health & Science University Portland Oregon.
² Department of Diagnostic Radiology Oregon Health & Science University Portland Oregon.

Abstract

This report describes the clinical presentation of a female patient diagnosed with crural MMA. Careful clinical correlation is necessary to distinguish crural MMA from other motor neuron diseases. When crural MMA is diagnosed, treatment options aim to alleviate symptoms.

Keywords: crural; crural monomelic amyotrophy; electromyography; magnetic resonance imaging; monomelic amyotrophy; neurogenic muscular atrophy.

Publication types

Case Reports