Open AccessClinical and radiological profile of Hirayama disease: A flexion myelopathy due to tight cervical dural canal amenable to collar therapy
Author(s) -
KM Hassan,
Hirdesh Sahni,
Atul Jha
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.94993
Subject(s) - medicine , myelopathy , collar , radiological weapon , cervical collar , cervical vertebrae , surgery , cervical spine , radiology , spinal cord , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , engineering
Hirayama disease (HD) is benign focal amyotrophy of the distal upper limbs, often misdiagnosed as motor neuron disease. Routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is often reported normal.