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Utility of Dissociated Intrinsic Hand Muscle Atrophy in the Diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Published on: March 4, 2014
[Tako-tsubo syndrome in a young man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A case report]
Ferdinando Maria Massari1, Tatiana Tonella, Paolo Tarsia
1U.O. di Medicina Cardiovascolare, Dipartimento Toraco-Polmonare e Cardiocircolatorio, Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Universita degli Studi, Milano. ferdinando.massari@fastwebnet.it
Abstract:
A 40-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis undergoing home non-invasive ventilation, with no risk factors for coronary artery disease, was admitted with bilateral lung infiltrates. Given the lack of a favorable clinical response, transfer to our department was scheduled. During ambulance transport the patient experienced chest discomfort. Upon arrival at our department, a diagnosis of tako-tsubo syndrome was made. In this report, the clinical aspects are taken as a basis to highlight differences with common available findings, and an international registry is proposed to help piece together fractional information present in the literature.
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