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Six months before evaluation, the patient experienced weakness and atrophy in her left hand, accompanied by brisk reflexes and Hoffman sign in the same arm. Electroneuromyography revealed lower motor neuron involvement in three body regions. Neurofilament light chains were elevated in her cerebrospinal fluid. Brain imaging showed asymmetrical T2 hyperintensity of the corticospinal tracts and T2 linear hypointensity of the precentral gyri. Trio genome sequencing identified a likely pathogenic de novo variant in the KIF1A gene (NM_001244008.2): c.574A&gt;G, p.(Ile192Val). Pathogenic variants in KIF1A have been associated with a wide range of neurological manifestations called KIF1A-associated neurological diseases (KAND). 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