Approach to Diseases of Muscle

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationNeuromuscular Disorders
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Pages7-14
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)0470654562, 9780470654569
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 6 2011
Externally publishedYes

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)

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