Monomelic amyotrophy (MMA) is a condition which is characterized by progressive degeneration and loss of motor neurons, the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control the voluntary muscles.

Hirayama disease, also known as monomelic amyotrophy, Sobue disease or Juvenile non-progressive amyotrophy is a rare and incurable disease that was first described in 1959 by Dr. Keizo Hirayama, a ...

Bruce Courtney’s journey with ALS started with a sense of weakness in his right hand. At first, the Valley Center resident was diagnosed in 2016 with benign monomelic amyotrophy, a rare disease ...

Guntur: The rare Hirayama disease, also known as monomelic amyotrophy, has been found to afflict 10 patients in the Government General Hospital (GGH) at Guntur over the past few years. There is no ...

The disease is also known as monomelic amyotrophy or MMA and is more common in young males. MMA symptoms usually progress slowly for two to five years and then remain stable, he added.

Monomelic Amyotrophy involves progressive degeneration and loss of motor neurons, nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord which control the voluntary muscles. It can be characterised by weakness ...