Clinical cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis concurrent with hydromyelia

Enver I Bogdanov; Elena G Mendelevich; Aydar N Khabibrakhmanov; Shamil E Bogdanov; Gyulnara R Mukhamedzhanova; Marat M Mukhamedyarov

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3832

Clinical cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis concurrent with hydromyelia

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Feb 2;9(3):1571-1576. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3832. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Enver I Bogdanov¹, Elena G Mendelevich¹, Aydar N Khabibrakhmanov¹, Shamil E Bogdanov¹, Gyulnara R Mukhamedzhanova¹, Marat M Mukhamedyarov²

Affiliations

¹ Neurology and Rehabilitation Department Kazan State Medical University Kazan Russia.
² Normal Physiology Department Kazan State Medical University Kazan Russia.

Abstract

A comprehensive work-up, clinical correlation, and differential diagnosis are needed to determine if abnormal findings such us hydromyelia in ALS patients are causative or incidental in order to rule out other, more curable conditions that resemble ALS.

Keywords: MRI; Motor neuron disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; hydromyelia; spinal cord; syringomyelia.

Publication types

Case Reports