Dissociated small hand muscle atrophy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: frequency, extent, and specificity.

S, Kuwabara; M, Sonoo; T, Komori; T, Shimizu; F, Hirashima; A, Inaba; S, Misawa; Y, Hatanaka

doi:10.1002/mus.20949

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Dissociated small hand muscle atrophy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: frequency, extent, and specificity.

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Kuwabara S

Sonoo M

Komori T

Abstract

Previous studies suggest that in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) the abductor pollicis brevis (APB) and first dorsal interosseous (FDI) are more severely involved than abductor digiti minimi (ADM). To elucidate the pattern, frequency, extent, and specificity of such dissociated muscle atrophy in...

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