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Neurology · Neurology / Neuromuscular

Flail arm syndrome

also: Brachial amyotrophic diplegia

ALS variant with predominant proximal arm weakness.

Specialty
Neurology
Subspecialty
Neurology / Neuromuscular
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected, predominantly men; Female: affected; Children: no, adults
Gene(s) involved
FUS, SOD1, TARDBP
Alternative names & eponyms
Brachial amyotrophic diplegia

Etiology & mechanism

Motor neuron degeneration.

Gene(s) involved (3)

Symptoms & signs (2)

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