title: [Clinical and electromyographic observations on the diagnosis of motor neuron diseases (MND)].
abstract: A survey was made of 161 patients with a diagnosis of MND during the years 1965-1979 at the Neurological Clinic of Padova University. The results of a clinical and electromyographical reassessment is reported in 8 cases, selected out of the 24 surviving patients. Among this group, 3 patients had a moto-neuron disease, characterized by an exceptionally benign course, while in the remaining 5 the previous diagnosis was found to be inaccurate. The misleading clinical and EMG findings (at times encountered in the differential diagnosis of MND) are discussed: among them are previous illnesses such as poliomyelitis or radiculitis, inadequacy of both EMG techniques and the evaluation of fasciculations.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009046:Motor Neurons; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Osservazione cliniche ed elettromiografiche sulla diagnosi di malattia del neurone di moto (MND).