Diagnosis of Benign Monomelic Amyotrophy
10.35827/cp.2020.19.2.101
- Author:
Justin BYUN
1
;
Meyong Hwan BANG
;
Jung Hyun PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Neuromuscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:
Clinical Pain
2020;19(2):101-105
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Benign monomelic amyotrophy (BMA) is a benign motor neuron disease in which amyotrophic change is confined to either the upper or the lower extremities. Numerous cases of BMA have been reported from Japan and India. However, only a few cases have been reported from other regions, including South Korea. Here we report a rare case of late-onset BMA in Korean male using conventional diagnostic approach with magnetic resonance imaging and electromyography. The patient received ten sessions of manual therapy, which focused on strengthening of the left ankle. At two-month follow up, weakness was still isolated to the patient’s left ankle. There were no signs of disease progression.
