Recent developments in muscle imaging of neuromuscular disor... : Current Opinion in
Neurology Recent developments in muscle imaging of neuromuscular disorders : Current …

There is a need to create a standardized and validated protocol for evaluation of
pathological changes in muscle MRI in IIM. The most appropriate number and distribution of …

Myopathies affect the structure or biochemical or electrophysiological function of muscle
fibres or associated interstitial tissues, and can be inherited or acquired. A correct diagnosis …

Great technologic and clinical progress have been made in the last two decades in
identifying genetic defects of several neuromuscular diseases, as Spinal Muscular Atrophy …

Autoimmune neuromuscular diseases are a group of heterogenous pathologies secondary
to the activation of the immune system that damage the structures of the peripheric nerve …

The role of muscle imaging in the diagnosis of inherited and acquired muscle diseases has
gained clinical relevance. In particular, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly …

Background Muscle biopsies are important diagnostic procedures in neuromuscular
practice. Recent advances in genetic analysis have profoundly modified Myopathology …

Materials and methods Until now, the new imaging protocol has been performed in the
evaluation of 27 patients with histories of long-standing muscle pain or weakness and in the …

Myopathies are a heterogeneous group of disorders that can be challenging to diagnose.
The purpose of this review is to provide a diagnostic approach based predominantly upon …

The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) represent a heterogeneous group of muscle
diseases. Given their potential amenability to immunosuppressive treatment, the early …