Calf atrophy
Evidence-based neurology checklist on calf atrophy: Neurological causes Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) types 2B and 1C Distal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Benign monomelic amyotrophy of the lower limb Tethered cord syndrome Intraneural perineuroma Orthopaedic causes
Neurological causes
- Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) types 2B and 1C
- Distal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
- Benign monomelic amyotrophy of the lower limb
- Tethered cord syndrome
- Intraneural perineuroma
Orthopaedic causes
References
- Katz JS, Rando TA, Barohn RJ, et al. Late-onset distal muscular dystrophy affecting the posterior calves. Muscle Nerve 2003; 28:443-448.
- Arias Gómez M, Alberte-Woodwar M, Arias-Rivas S, Dapena D, Pintos E, Navarro C. Unilateral calf atrophy secondary to a de novo mutation of the caveolin-3 gene. Muscle Nerve 2011; 44:126-128.
- Sumner CJ, d'Ydewalle C, Wooley J, et al. A dominant mutation in FBXO38 causes distal spinal muscular atrophy with calf predominance. Am J Hum Genet 2013; 93:976-983.
- Felice KJ, Whitaker CH, Grunnet ML. Benign calf amyotrophy: clinicopathologic study of 8 patients. Arch Neurol 2003; 60:1415-1420.
- Hamano T, Mutoh T, Hirayama M, et al. MRI findings of benign monomelic amyotrophy of lower limb. J Neurol Sci 1999; 165:184-187.
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