Titre du document / Document title

Diagnostische Prinzipien bei Muskelerkrankungen = Diagnostic principles in myopathies

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

BAYAS A. ; GOLD R. ;

Résumé / Abstract

Myopathies include a broad range of disorders. Diagnostic steps in muscle disorders should therefore be followed sequentially, in order not to miss important information and to avoid unnecessary and cost intensive diagnostic procedures. Specific care should be applied in taking patient's history to ascertain myopathy related complaints, triggers and concomitant diseases possibly being accompanied by a myopathy. Clinical examination may reveal a distribution pattern already suggestive for a specific disorder. An elevated creatin kinase, often leading to neurological evaluation, should at least be repeated once after resting. Metabolic myopathies might be detected by exercise testing. Electromyography, muscle imaging and, usually as the last diagnostic step, muscle biopsy represent further diagnostic tools in the assessment of myopathies. In some disorders molecular genetic techniques can be applied.

Revue / Journal Title

Fortschritte der Neurologie, Psychiatrie   ISSN 0720-4299 

Source / Source

2003, vol. 71, n^o2, pp. 61-66 [6 page(s) (article)]

Langue / Language

Allemand

Editeur / Publisher

Thieme, Stuttgart, ALLEMAGNE  (1981) (Revue)

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 5246, 35400010780352.0010