Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Masquerading as Multiple System Atrophy with Parkinsonism and Anxiety as Initial Manifestations
To our knowledge, this is the first case of ALS misdiagnosed as MSA. Clinically, patients with parkinsonism who do not respond to dopaminergic drugs should be cautious about atypical ALS. Muscle rigidity manifesting as upper motor neuron damage, and MR and <sup>18</sup>F-FDG brain PET imaging can provide early differential diagnosis indicators.
Authors
- Jianping Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9972-5655)
- Haiyan Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9029-8431)
- Zhuang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7822-829X)
Institutions
- Huzhou Central Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Degenerative Neurological and Neuromuscular Disease
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/dnnd.s531647
- Primary Topic
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00