A case fulfilling the criteria for the diagnosis of diabetic amyotrophy is reported. Based on the clinical and electrodiagnostic features, it is concluded that diabetic amyotrophy is a recognizable clinical entity that can be differentiated from other diabetic neuropathies. The site of the lesion an
AAEE case report #13: Diabetic amyotrophy
โ Scribed by Dr. Sudhansu Chokroverty
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 544 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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