wasting of muscles, caused by disease of the nerves supplying them
Examples of 'amyotrophy' in a sentence
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In this case, it was very likely that the patient suffered from post-surgery neuralgic amyotrophy.
S. Sozzo, P. Carratù, M.F. Damiani, V.A. Falcone, A. Palumbo, S. Dragonieri, O. Resta 2015, 'Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis after kidney surgery', Monaldi Archives for Chest Diseasehttps://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/158. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The amyotrophy of the thigh was found in 79.42 %.
A S Gbenou, G T Kpadonou, A M Fiogbe, E Zoumenou, M J Alao 2013, 'Iatrogenic retractile quadriceps fibrosis within children in Benin: Epidemiological,clinical, therapeutical aspects', African Journal of Paediatric Surgeryhttp://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2013;volume=10;issue=3;spage=211;epage=216;aulast=Gbenou. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Based on these features a diagnosis of focal amyotrophy was made.
Narayana Gowda BS, Mohan Kumar J, Praveen Kumar Basim 2013, 'Hirayama's Disease – A Rare Case Report with Review of Literature', Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reportshttp://www.jocr.co.in/wp/2013/07/11/2250-0685-107-fulltext/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Brachial amyotrophy associated with dengue infection were not described previously.
R Verma, P Sharma, N Khurana, L N Sharma 2011, 'Neuralgic amyotrophy associated with dengue fever: Case series of three patients',Journal of Postgraduate Medicinehttp://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2011;volume=57;issue=4;spage=329;epage=331;aulast=Verma. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Neuralgic amyotrophy was defined according to published criteria irrespective of family history.
Nens van Alfen, Jeroen J J van Eijk, Tessa Ennik, Sean O Flynn, Inge E G Nobacht,Jan T Groothuis, Sigrid Pillen, Floris A van de Laar 2015, 'Incidence of neuralgic amyotrophy (Parsonage Turner syndrome) in a primary care setting--aprospective cohort study.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4445915?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We suspected neuralgic amyotrophy and initiated treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy and steroid therapy.
Atsushi Mizuma, Chikage Kijima, Eiichiro Nagata, Shunya Takizawa 2016, 'A Case of Suspected Breast Cancer Metastasis to Brachial Plexus Detected by MagneticResonance Neurography', Case Reports in Oncologyhttp://prod.karger.com/Article/FullText/447054. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The neural symptoms presented were sensory impairment (41), parasthesia (28), nerve enlargement (22), nerve tenderness (20), paresia (20), amyotrophy (8).
SKACEL MICHAEL, ANTUNES SÉRGIO LUIZ GOMES, RODRIGUES MÁRCIA MARIA JARDIM, NERY JOSÉAUGUSTO DA COSTA, VALENTIM VÂNIA DA COSTA, MORAIS RENATA PATRÍCIO BRAGA DE, SARNOEUZENIR NUNES 2000, 'The diagnosis of leprosy among patients with symptoms of peripheral neuropathy withoutcutaneous lesions: a follow-up study', Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2000000500002. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All (100%) had oblique amyotrophy, four (36%) cold paresis, 10 (91%) minipolymyoclonus and three (27%) had fasciculations.
K M Hassan, Hirdesh Sahni, Atul Jha 2012, 'Clinical and radiological profile of Hirayama disease: A flexion myelopathy due totight cervical dural canal amenable to collar therapy', Annals of Indian Academy of Neurologyhttp://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2012;volume=15;issue=2;spage=106;epage=112;aulast=Hassan. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Prior to study, general practitioners received a short training on how to diagnose classic neuralgic amyotrophy.
Nens van Alfen, Jeroen J J van Eijk, Tessa Ennik, Sean O Flynn, Inge E G Nobacht,Jan T Groothuis, Sigrid Pillen, Floris A van de Laar 2015, 'Incidence of neuralgic amyotrophy (Parsonage Turner syndrome) in a primary care setting--aprospective cohort study.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4445915?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There were nine cases with amyotrophy restricted to the leg and one with amyotrophy only in the thigh.
MARCOS R.G. DE FREITAS, OSVALDO J. M. NASCIMENTO 2000, 'Benign monomelic amyotrophy: a study of twenty-one cases Amiotrofia monomélica benigna:estudo de 21 casos', Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2000000500003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)