Abdalmalik Bin Khunayfir
@drabk.bsky.social
CWRU Neurology & Neuromuscular alum | Movement Disorders Fellow at Emory University
Thank you for sharing! May I add some tips for diagnosis? Hirayama typically affects males, teens, of Asian descent. Hits C7-T1 myotomes, therefore causing distal UE atrophy, with the brachioradialis uniquely spared. Can cause polyminimyoclonus along with the tremor.
January 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Thank you for sharing! May I add some tips for diagnosis? Hirayama typically affects males, teens, of Asian descent. Hits C7-T1 myotomes, therefore causing distal UE atrophy, with the brachioradialis uniquely spared. Can cause polyminimyoclonus along with the tremor.