HIRAYAMA'S DISEASE

Authors

Πασχαλίνα Τσιαντή Β ΝΕΥΡΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΠΓΝΘ ΑΧΕΠΑ
DIMITRIOS PARISSIS 2nd Neurology Department, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
PANAGIOTIS IOANNIDIS 2nd Neurology Department, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
NIKOLAOS GRIGORIADIS 2nd Neurology Department, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Keywords:

Hirayama disease, Monomelic amyotrophy, Cervical flexion MRI

Abstract

We describe an interesting case of a 27-year-old male patient presenting with a 8-year history of amyotrophic hand weakness of obscure etiology. He was diagnosed eventually with Hirayama’s disease only after flexion MRI of the cervical spine was performed.