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Utility of Dissociated Intrinsic Hand Muscle Atrophy in the Diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Dissociated atrophy of intrinsic hand muscles, termed the split hand, appears to be a specific feature of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Consequently, a novel neurodiagnostic test, termed the split hand index, was developed to quantify the clinical phenomenon of the split hand, which differentiated ALS from mimic disorders.
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Dissociated Intrinsic Hand Muscle Atrophy Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Split Hand Phenomenon Split Hand Index Compound Muscle Action Potential Abductor Pollicis Brevis First Dorsal Interosseous Abductor Digiti Minimi Neuromuscular Disorder Limb-onset ALS Diagnostic Biomarker Earlier DiagnosisRelated Videos
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