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Metabolic myopathies. A diagnostic evaluation.

Author(s): G. Pourmand

Publication date: 2000-01-31

Journal: Neurologic clinics

Keywords: Biopsy, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Metabolic Diseases, diagnosis, etiology, pathology, Muscle, Skeletal, Muscular Diseases

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This article briefly reviews the initial approach to the patient suspected of having metabolic myopathy. Diagnostic highlights include relevant points of history, physical examination, blood work-up, forearm ischemic exercise test, electrophysiologic testings and muscle biopsy. The diagnostic evaluation is discussed in detail in separate articles.

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PubMed ID:: 10658166

ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Biopsy,Diagnosis, Differential,Humans,Metabolic Diseases,diagnosis,etiology,pathology,Muscle, Skeletal,Muscular Diseases

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Biopsy, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Metabolic Diseases, diagnosis, etiology, pathology, Muscle, Skeletal, Muscular Diseases

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