Hopkins syndrome

Evidence-based neurology checklist on hopkins syndrome: Pathology This is flaccid paralysis associated with asthmatic attacks The onset is about a week after an acute asthma attack Causes Clinical features Differential diagnosis Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) spine: features Electromyogram…

Pathology

  • This is flaccid paralysis associated with asthmatic attacks
  • The onset is about a week after an acute asthma attack

Causes

Clinical features

Differential diagnosis

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) spine: features

Electromyogram (EMG): features

Muscle biopsy

Normal investigations

Treatment

Synonym

References

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  2. Souza PVS, Badia BML, Gonçalves EA, et al. Teaching NeuroImages: Hopkins syndrome: a rare differential diagnosis of neurogenic monomelic amyotrophy. Neurology 2020; 94:e996-e997.
  3. Liedholm LJ, Eeg-Olofsson O, Ekenberg BE, Nicolaysen RB, Torbergsen T. Acute postasthmatic amyotrophy (Hopkins' syndrome). Muscle Nerve 1994; 17:769-772.
  4. Hayashi F, Hayashi S, Matsuse D, Yamasaki R, Yonekura K, Kira JI. Hopkins syndrome following the first episode of bronchial asthma associated with enterovirus D68: a case report. BMC Neurol 2018; 18:71.
  5. Shahar EM, Hwang PA, Niesen CE, Murphy EG. Poliomyelitis-like paralysis during recovery from acute bronchial asthma: possible etiology and risk factors. Pediatrics 1991; 88:276-279.
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