Nemaline rod and central core disease: A coexisting Z-band myopathy
✍ Scribed by Chinnamma Thomas
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 245 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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✦ Synopsis
The coexistence of nemaline myopathy and central
There was some atrophy of the proximal muscles. Sensation to pinprick and vibration was intact. Re-core disease is extremely rare. This case report is on such a patient with no family history. The immunohis-flexes were essentially normal. There was an apparent mild hypertrophy of the calves bilaterally. The toes tochemical and electron microscopic studies favored abnormalities of the proteins associated with the Z-were up-going. The electromyogram (EMG) was myopathic. Serum enzymes (creatine kinase, aldolase) band, namely alpha actinin and desmin. The term Z-band myopathy appears to be a more appropriate and sedimentation rate were normal. terminology for these groups of myopathies.