Article
Myopathy as a first symptom of Huntington's disease in a Marathon runner.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 15 Aug 2007
Kosinski Christoph M, Schlangen Christiane, Gellerich Frank N, Gizatullina Zemfira, Deschauer Markus, Schiefer Johannes, Young Anne B, Landwehrmeyer Georg Bernhard, Toyka Klaus V, Sellhaus Bernd, Lindenberg Katrin S
Abstract excerpt
A semi professional marathon runner at risk for Huntington's disease (HD) (43 CAG repeats) developed signs of a slowly progressive myopathy with exercise-induced muscle fatigue, pain, elevated creatine kinase level, and worsening of his running performance many years before first signs of chorea...
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