Classically, myopathies are categorized according to limb or cranial nerve muscle affection,
but with the growing use of magnetic resonance imaging it has become evident that many …

Axial myopathy (AM) is a rare neuromuscular disorder characterised by selective
involvement of the spinal muscles with a bent spine and/or drooping head as leading clinical …

Identification of a specific myopathy not only dictates treatment options but also allows for
counseling regarding the natural history of the condition. Most myopathies result in …

Although the presumptive diagnosis of skeletal muscle disease (myopathy) may be made on
the basis of clinical–radiological correlation in many cases, muscle biopsy remains the …

Objectives Inherited myopathies are major causes of muscle atrophy and are often
characterized by rigid spine syndrome, a clinical feature designating patients with early …

After the advances created by the use of cryostat sections and histochemistry 60 years ago,
muscle histopathology is now living a real renaissance. In the field of genetic neuromuscular …

The muscular system is one of the largest organ systems of the human body. In almost every
MR image, skeletal muscles are also displayed. Although muscular diseases encompass a …

Introduction: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of peripheral nerve and muscle in patients
with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may be performed to investigate alternative …

A growing body of the literature supports the use of magnetic resonance imaging as a
potential biomarker for disease severity in the hereditary myopathies. We performed a …

Proximal myopathy presents as symmetrical weakness of proximal upper and/or lower limbs.
There is a broad range of underlying causes including drugs, alcohol, thyroid disease …