Open AccessAn ‘Acute’ Presentation of Motor Neuron Disease
Author(s) -
Tanuj Lad
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1747-4892
pISSN - 1747-4884
DOI - 10.52964/amja.0494
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , acute respiratory failure , motor neurone disease , disease , intensive care medicine , motor neuron , feature (linguistics) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , ventilation (architecture) , amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , mechanical ventilation , pathology , surgery , engineering , linguistics , philosophy , mechanical engineering
Motor neurone disease (MND) is a chronic condition which presents mainly in the seventh and eighth decades. It classically presents with a mixture of upper and lower motor neurone features, with a predilection for the limb muscles as the presenting feature. The case report outlined below describes acute respiratory failure requiring non invasive ventilation (NIV), at the time of diagnosis of MND. It highlights the need for the acute physician to be vigilant in the differing forms of presentation of this condition and its subsequent diagnosis and management.