Amyotrophy is progressive wasting of
muscle
Skeletal muscles (commonly referred to as muscles) are organs of the vertebrate muscular system and typically are attached by tendons to bones of a skeleton. The muscle cells of skeletal muscles are much longer than in the other types of muscle ...
tissues. Muscle pain is also a symptom. It can occur in middle-aged males with
type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes, formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, is a form of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. Common symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urination, ...
. It also occurs with
motor neuron disease.
Differential diagnosis
The following are considered
differential diagnosis
In healthcare, a differential diagnosis (abbreviated DDx) is a method of analysis of a patient's history and physical examination to arrive at the correct diagnosis. It involves distinguishing a particular disease or condition from others that ...
for Amyotrophy:
* compressive and infective causes of polyradiculopathy
* structural disc diseases
* chronic demyelinating neuropathies
See also
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Diabetic amyotrophy
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Monomelic amyotrophy
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is the most comm ...
References
External links
Muscular disorders
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