A Case Report of X-linked Recessive Bulbospinal Muscular Atrophy (Kennedy`s Syndrome)
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
;
: 174-179, 2007.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
We had 58-year-old-man with chronic lower back pain, progressive whole extremities and facial muscle weakness, dysarthria and recurrent aspiration during swallowing, without any sensory disturbance. His two brothers had similar symptoms from their 6th decade. He had muscle atrophy on tongue, both hand lower leg muscles with some fasciculations. All tendon reflexes were absent without pathologic pyramidal reflex. Nerve conduction studies revealed low median, ulnar, and sural sensory nerve action potential amplitude. On EMG study, there were chronic denervation potentials on most of muscles of extremities. On DNA analysis, there were abnormal expansions of CAG repeats in the androgen receptor gene. We confirmed a X-linked recessive bulbospinal muscular atrophy (Kennedy's syndrome).
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Main subject:
Reflex
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Reflex, Stretch
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Tongue
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Action Potentials
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DNA
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DNA Mutational Analysis
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Muscular Atrophy
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Receptors, Androgen
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Low Back Pain
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Deglutition
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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