Abstract
Disorders of muscle most often present with proximal, symmetric weakness. However, other clinical presentations provide greater diagnostic challenges. An orderly approach to the clinical features, temporal pattern, family context, and laboratory evaluation allows one to narrow the search for a definitive diagnosis. This chapter lays out such an investigative method, while subsequent chapters provide details about each of the muscle disorders.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Neuromuscular Disorders |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 7-14 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 0470654562, 9780470654569 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 6 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Creatine kinase
- Diagnosis
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Genetic testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Muscle biopsy
- Muscular dystrophy
- Myopathy
- Pattern
- Symptom
- Weakness
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
- Genetics(clinical)