Amyotrophy
Progressive wasting of muscle tissues
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Amyotrophy is progressive wasting of muscle tissues. Muscle pain is also a symptom. It can occur in middle-aged males with type 2 diabetes. It also occurs with motor neuron disease.
Differential diagnosis
The following are considered differential diagnosis for amyotrophy:[1]
- compressive and infective causes of polyradiculopathy
- structural disc diseases
- chronic demyelinating neuropathies