Myopathies are a group of disorders that are characterized by a primary structural or functional impairment of the skeletal muscle. These diseases usually affect muscles without involving the nervous ...

Axial myopathy is a general term for a group of myopathies affecting the axial muscles. Axial myopathy appears to be a grossly underestimated feature of many muscle diseases and often overlooked ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 47.5% of patients treated with glucocorticoids reported myopathy. Cumulative dosage, age, sex and weight were ...

A 32-year-old woman wants to establish care and discuss her recent diagnosis of Sjögren syndrome. The patient was in her usual state of health until approximately 10 years ago when she experienced dry ...

History gathering should solicit the patient’s abilities or limitations with these activities of daily living (ADLs). The patient may have mild arthralgias. Lungs are the most common extra muscular ...

THE causes of potassium depletion 1 which may lead to myopathy include endogenous or exogenous adrenal hypercorticism, excessive gastrointestinal-fluid losses, kaliuretic agents, Fanconi syndrome 2 ...

The diagnosis is rare, but devastating -- children with congenital muscle disorders often never learn to walk. Until now, there was no chance of recovery, but researchers are now presenting a possible ...

Quadriceps-sparing myopathy is the name formerly used for the commonest clinical condition among a group of syndromes called the hereditary inclusion body myopathies (HIBM). They are characterized by ...

Dublin, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Centronuclear Myopathy - Pipeline Insight, 2024" drug pipelines has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report provides comprehensive ...

Recently, Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, opened up about his daughters’ battle with a rare neuromuscular disorder called Nemaline Myopathy. This disorder affects skeletal muscles, leading to ...

Over 190 GNE variants associated with GNE myopathy have been reported, with missense mutations comprising the majority of the mutation spectrum (based on HGMD Professional V.2016.1). As the original ...