Extraparenchymal Restrictive Lung Disease

Question 1

Upper and lower motor neuron deficit (no sensory loss)

Preogressive weakness and wasting of muscles

Riluzole slows, but does not stop disease

Answer 1

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Question 2

Acute, rapid onset of muscle weakness

Symmetric sensory, motor or mixed deficitis (most noted distally)

Tx: Immunoglobin

Answer 2

Gullain-Barré Syndrome

Question 3

Caved in chest

Answer 3

Pectas Excavatum