Miopatía del cuadriceps: una forma de distrofia focal tardía en un caso / Quadriceps myopathy: a from of late focal dystrophy
Rev. méd. Chile
; 123(1): 81-4, ene. 1995. ilus
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RESUMO
A 62 years old male with a slowly progressive focal myopathy is presented. He had noticed weakness in the lower limbs of 3 years and weakness in the upper limbs for 1 year. He had bilateral atrophy of quadriceps and biceps muscles, absence of knee jerks and hypertrophy of the calves. Needle EMG showed myopathic motor units. Hystological study was compatible with muscular distrophy. The clinical and laboratory characteristics of the patient are in keeping with what has been described as quadriceps myopathy as a form of a muscular dystrophy
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Doenças Musculares
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Distrofias Musculares
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Chile