Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a tricenarian female

Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Nov 30;20(2):1121-1123. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.10.153. eCollection 2025 Feb.

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a motor neuron disease characterized by the progressive degeneration of the upper and lower motor neurons. This disease is mostly observed in patients of the 6th decade or above, and it is extremely rare to observe this pathology in patients less than 50 years of age. This manuscript depicts the magnetic resonance imaging findings of ALS showing a wine glass sign in a 31-year-old female from a rural area with complaints of progressive limb weakness and muscle wasting.

Keywords: ALS; Female; MRI; Radiology; Wine glass sign.

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  • Case Reports