Benign monomelic amyotrophy: a study of twenty-one cases Amiotrofia monomélica benigna: estudo de 21 casos

A consecutive series of 21 patients with single limb atrophy (monomelic amyotrophy) is reported. Sixteen had lower limb atrophy and five had upper limb involvement. The median age of the onset was 20 years. Characteristic features were sporadic occurrence, wasting confined to one limb, insidious ons...

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Main Authors: MARCOS R.G. DE FREITAS, OSVALDO J. M. NASCIMENTO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2000-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2000000500003