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Multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block is an important differential diagnosis of motor neuron disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Typical presentation is weakness with relatively mild muscle wasting in the hand of a young male. Treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin is usually effective.
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Van der Pol WL, Cats EA, Straver DC, Piepers S, Franssen H, van den Berg LH. Multifocal motor neuropathy: diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment strategies. Lancet Rev Neurol. 2012;8:48–58.
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Orrell, R.W. (2017). Cramps, Weakness and Fasciculations. In: Manji, H., Turner, C., Evans, M. (eds) Neuromuscular Disease . Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2389-7_15
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