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O'Sullivan-McLeod syndrome

ORPHA:99965· ICD-10 G12.8

Definition

A rare acquired motor neuron disease characterized by an initial unilateral weakness in the intrinsic hand muscles that eventually spreads to the opposite limb (with an asymmetrical distribution) and that has a very slow progression of muscular atrophy over a 20 year period.

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
Adult