肌肉超声在肌萎缩侧索硬化中的应用

Application of muscle ultrasound in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

肌萎缩侧索硬化为致死性神经系统变性病,可应用肌肉超声检测进行早期诊断,加强疾病管理,并与其他神经肌肉疾病鉴别。在肌萎缩侧索硬化患者中,肌肉超声可检测到肌肉萎缩、回声强度增高、肌束颤动等形态学改变,可评估呼吸、吞咽功能。高频超声对肌萎缩侧索硬化的诊断、监测、预后评估具有一定的临床价值。

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS)is one of the fatal neurodegenerative diseases.Muscle ultrasound can be used in ALS to make early diagnosis,strengthen disease management and differentiate other neuromuscular diseases from it.In ALS patients,morphological changes such as muscle atrophy,increased echo intensity and fasciculation can be detected by muscle ultrasound which is helpful in assessing respiratory and swallowing functions as well.High frequency ultrasound has the clinical value in the diagnosis,monitoring and prognosis evaluation of ALS patients.