title: Benign focal amyotrophy: metrizamide CT evidence of cord atrophy. Case report.
abstract: Benign focal amyotrophy is an uncommon variant of neuron disease characterized by the gradual development of atrophy usually involving one upper extremity with a subsequent nonprogressive course. Previous descriptive reports have included normal radiological studies. We present a case of benign focal amyotrophy with a metrizamide CT myelographic finding of segmental cord atrophy in a distribution consistent with the patient's clinical findings.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008793:Metrizamide; D009046:Motor Neurons; D009192:Myelography; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D008793:Metrizamide