Journal article
Muscle disorders: The latest investigations
Internal Medicine Journal, Vol.43(9), pp.970-978
2013
Abstract
Patients with muscle disorders can present a diagnostic challenge to physicians because of the different ways they can present and the large number of different underlying causes. Recognition of the 'myopathic phenotype' coupled with investigations usually including electrodiagnostic and histological investigations have been essential for diagnosing the underlying cause of a myopathy. Despite these standard investigations, some patients can remain undiagnosed. New tests including more specific antibody tests for immune-mediated myopathies and the introduction of next-generation sequencing promise to revolutionise diagnostic approaches for immune and inherited myopathies, but clinical expertise remains essential to choose the most appropriate tests and interpret the results. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the different presentations to the neuromuscular clinic and the latest investigations that can be helpful in the diagnosis of muscle disorders.
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- Title
- Muscle disorders: The latest investigations
- Authors/Creators
- R. Ghaoui (Author/Creator) - Royal North Shore HospitalN. Clarke (Author/Creator) - Children's Hospital at WestmeadP. Hollingworth (Author/Creator) - Sir Charles Gairdner HospitalM. Needham (Author/Creator) - Fremantle Hospital
- Publication Details
- Internal Medicine Journal, Vol.43(9), pp.970-978
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005542327507891
- Copyright
- © 2013 The Authors; Internal Medicine Journal © 2013 Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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