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Monomelic muscle atrophy

M Takemitsu1, K Murayama, T Saga

  • 1National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan.

Neuromuscular Disorders : NMD
|July 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary
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Two patients presented with one-sided leg muscle atrophy and weakness, suggesting a rare distal muscular dystrophy variant. Muscle biopsies revealed dystrophic changes, but dystrophin expression was normal, complicating diagnosis.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Muscle Diseases
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Slowly progressive muscle atrophy can present with focal limb involvement.
  • Distal muscular dystrophies are a group of inherited muscle disorders.
  • Pes equinovarus deformity can be associated with neuromuscular conditions.