Hand weakness
Evidence-based neurology checklist on hand weakness: Muscle causes Muscular dystrophy Inclusion body myositis (IBM) Myotonic dystrophy Myofibrillar myopathy Neuromuscular junction (NMJ) causes Neuropathic causes Mononeuropathies Spinal causes Orthopaedic causes Other causes
Muscle causes
- Muscular dystrophy
- Inclusion body myositis (IBM)
- Myotonic dystrophy
- Myofibrillar myopathy
Neuromuscular junction (NMJ) causes
Neuropathic causes
Mononeuropathies
Spinal causes
Orthopaedic causes
Other causes
References
- Bertorini TE. Neuromuscular Case Studies. Butterworth Heinemann Philadelphia 2008 p454.
- Jiang N, Ubogu EE. Hirayama disease: an important cause of focal hand weakness in young adults. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep 2021; 9:23247096211001646.
- Arthur-Farraj PJ, Murphy SM, Laura M, et al. Hand weakness in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 1X. Neuromuscul Disord 2012; 22:622-666.
- Mori I, Koga M, Hirata K, Yuki N. Hand weakness onset Guillain–Barré syndrome. JNNP 2004; 75:169-170.
- Finkelsteyn AM, Saucedo MA, Miquelini LA, et al. Ischemic stroke of the "hand knob area": a case series and literature review. J Clin Neurosci 2019; 65:100-105.
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