Motor neurone disease (MND): miscellaneous variants
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Motor neurone disease (MND): miscellaneous variants. This has a female preponderance. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Isolated bulbar phenotype (IBP)
- This has a female preponderance
- It presents with prominent upper motor neuron bulbar features
Dyspnoea-fasciculation syndrome
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Patrikios syndrome
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References
- Scelsa SN, Yakubov B, Salzman SH. Dyspnea-facilitation syndrome: early respiratory failure in ALS with minimal motor signs. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Other Motor Neuron Disord 2002; 3:239-243.
- Gamez J, Cervera C, Codina A. Flail arm syndrome of Vulpian-Bernhart's form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. JNNP 1999; 67:258.
- Cappellari A, Ciammola A, Silani V. The pseudopolyneuritic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Patrikios' disease). Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 2008; 48:75-81.
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- Mills variant motor neurone disease (MND):
- Madras motor neuron disease (MMND)
- Motor neurone disease (MND): multisystem proteinopathy
- Paraneoplastic motor neurone disease (MND)
- Motor neurone disease (MND): FEWDON variant
- FUS variant motor neurone disease (MND)
