Amyotrophy is progressive wasting of muscle tissues. Muscle pain is also a symptom. It can occur in middle-aged males with type 2 diabetes. It also occurs with motor neuron disease.

Differential diagnosis

The following are considered differential diagnosis for amyotrophy:

• compressive and infective causes of polyradiculopathy

• structural disc diseases

• chronic demyelinating neuropathies

See also

• Diabetic amyotrophy

• Monomelic amyotrophy

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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