Monomelic Amyotrophy
Monomelic Amyotrophy: Introduction
Monomelic Amyotrophy:
Monomelic amyotrophy (MMA) is a disease of nerves,
known as motor neurons, that are responsible for controlling voluntary
muscles.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Monomelic Amyotrophy Information Page: NINDS)
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Monomelic Amyotrophy: Rare motor neuron disease with good prognosis.
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Prognosis for Monomelic Amyotrophy
Prognosis for Monomelic Amyotrophy:
The
symptoms of MMA usually progress slowly for one to two years before
reaching a plateau, then remain stable for many years. Disability is
generally slight. Occasionally, the weakness progresses to the opposite
limb.
There is also a slowly progressive variant of MMA known as
O'Sullivan-McLeod syndrome, which affects the small muscles of the hand
and forearm and has a slowly progressive course.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Monomelic Amyotrophy Information Page: NINDS)
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Types of Monomelic Amyotrophy
Types of Monomelic Amyotrophy
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Monomelic amyotrophy (MMA) is a disease of nerves,
known as motor neurons, that are responsible for controlling voluntary
muscles.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Monomelic Amyotrophy Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Monomelic Amyotrophy:
Monomelic Amyotrophy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Monomelic Amyotrophy, or a subtype of Monomelic Amyotrophy,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Monomelic Amyotrophy as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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