Neurology: Hopkins syndrome: A rare differential diagnosis of neurogenic monolimb atrophy
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Last Update: 2020-05-30
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The 11-year-old Brazilian boy showed up for sexual lying left thigh weaknessAt the age of 2, he developed weakness in his lower left limb four days after a severe asthma attackThe check suggests that the left lower limb muscle atrophy, weakness and reflexes disappear (figure)Spinal MRI and cerebrospinal fluid tests (including serology and PCR of herpes viruses, enteroviruses and insect-borne viruses) were not shownNeuroelectrophysiological examination suggests continuous neurodegenerative domination and chronic neuro-domination change stoicism that affects the left lower limb muscle groupIn this case, the patient was diagnosed with Hopkins syndrome, a rare form of hypomotor neurone disease in children that manifests itself as monolimb atrophy after an acute asthma attack(Figure: obvious monolimb muscular dystrophy, near and far end of the lower left limb, visible bow foot and left foot toe shrink)
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