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Review
. 2014 Aug;32(3):817-42, x.
doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2014.04.004. Epub 2014 May 15.

Distal myopathies

Mazen M Dimachkie  1 , Richard J Barohn  2
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Distal myopathies

Mazen M Dimachkie et al. Neurol Clin. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

In this article, distal myopathy syndromes are discussed. A discussion of the more traditional distal myopathies is followed by discussion of the myofibrillar myopathies. Other clinically and genetically distinctive distal myopathy syndromes usually based on single or smaller family cohorts are reviewed. Other neuromuscular disorders that are important to recognize are also considered, because they show prominent distal limb weakness.

Keywords: Distal myopathy; Laing myopathy; Markesbery-Griggs myopathy; Myofibrillar myopathy; Myoshi myopathy; Nonaka myopathy; Udd distal myopathy; Welander myopathy.

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FIG. 1
Nonaka distal myopathy (early adult onset type 1). Muscle fiber size variability and rimmed vacuoles on hematoxylin & eosin.
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FIG. 2
Miyoshi distal myopathy. Asymmetric atrophy of posterior compartment gastrocnemii.
FIG 3
FIG 3
X-linked Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Atrophy of humeral compartment and elbow contracture.
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