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Amyotrophy
Amyotrophy is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide.
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DEFINITION
- An underdiagnosed condition referred to by different names including "diabetic proximal neuropathy," "diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexopathy," and "Bruns-Garland syndrome".
- Classically, a monophasic illness characterized by acute to subacute onset of severe pain followed by subacute, progressive, asymmetrical limb muscle weakness a few weeks after with variable degrees of recovery.
- Patients often have some level of concurrent DPN.
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DEFINITION
- An underdiagnosed condition referred to by different names including "diabetic proximal neuropathy," "diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexopathy," and "Bruns-Garland syndrome".
- Classically, a monophasic illness characterized by acute to subacute onset of severe pain followed by subacute, progressive, asymmetrical limb muscle weakness a few weeks after with variable degrees of recovery.
- Patients often have some level of concurrent DPN.
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Last updated: January 5, 2017
Citation
Khoshnoodi, Nima, and Michael Polydefkis. "Amyotrophy." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547007/all/Amyotrophy.
Khoshnoodi N, Polydefkis M. Amyotrophy. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547007/all/Amyotrophy. Accessed March 29, 2020.
Khoshnoodi, N., & Polydefkis, M. (2017). Amyotrophy. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide Retrieved March 29, 2020, from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547007/all/Amyotrophy
Khoshnoodi N, Polydefkis M. Amyotrophy [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. ; 2017. [cited 2020 March 29]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547007/all/Amyotrophy.
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