II. Epidemiology
- Subtype of Diabetic Neuropathy
- Most often in older males with Type II Diabetes
III. Symptoms
- Disabling and bilateral thigh Muscle Weakness
- Weight loss
- Myalgias may be present
IV. Signs
- Thigh Muscle atrophy
- Iliopsoas weakness
- Quadriceps weakness
- Adductor Muscle Weakness
- Patellar Deep Tendon Reflex loss
V. Management
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| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| MSH | D003929 |
| SnomedCT | 39127005 |
| French | Neuropathie motrice proximale symétrique diabétique, Neuropathie diabétique motrice proximale symétrique, Neuropathie motrice proximale symétrique du diabétique |
| Czech | symetrická proximální motorická diabetická neuropatie |
| Norwegian | Diabetisk symmetrisk proksimal motorisk nevropati |
| English | Symmetric diabetic proximal motor neuropathy, Symmetric diabetic proximal motor neuropathy (disorder), Symmetric Diabetic Proximal Motor Neuropathy |
| Spanish | neuropatía diabética simétrica motora proximal (trastorno), neuropatía diabética simétrica motora proximal |
Ontology: Diabetic Amyotrophy (C0271685)
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| MSH | D003929 |
| SnomedCT | 190349003, 267472008, 193211001, 154683002, 39058009 |
| Italian | Amiotrofia diabetica |
| Japanese | 糖尿病性筋萎縮, ﾄｳﾆｮｳﾋﾞｮｳｾｲｷﾝｲｼｭｸ |
| Portuguese | Amiotrofia Diabética, Amiotrofia diabética |
| Spanish | Diabetes Amiotrófica, amiotrofia diabética (trastorno), amiotrofia diabética, Amiotrofia diabética |
| French | Amyotrophie diabétique, Neuropathie motrice amyotrophique |
| German | Diabetische Amyotrophie, diabetische Amyotrophie |
| English | amyotrophy secondary to diabetes mellitus, amyotrophy secondary to diabetes mellitus (diagnosis), amyotrophy due to diabetes mellitus, Amyotrophies, Diabetic, Diabetic Amyotrophies, Amyotrophy, Diabetic, amyotrophy diabetic, diabetic amyotrophy, Diabetic amyotrophy, Diabetic amyotrophy (disorder), diabetes; amyotrophy (manifestation), amyotrophy; diabetes (manifestation), Diabetic Amyotrophy |
| Czech | Diabetická amyotrofie, diabetická amyotrofie |
| Hungarian | Diabeteses amyotrophia |
| Norwegian | Diabetisk amyotrofi |
| Dutch | amyotrofie; diabetes, diabetes; amyotrofie, diabetische amyotrofie, Diabetische amyotrofie |
