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Camptocormia as presenting sign in myofibrillar myopathy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Nov 2012
Renard Dimitri, Castelnovo Giovanni, Fernandez Carla, De Paula Andre Maues, Penttilä Sini, Suominen Tiina, Udd Bjarne
Abstract excerpt
Camptocormia, due to paraspinal muscle weakness, is seen in several types of myopathy. Myofibrillar myopathies (MFM) are histopathologically characterized by desmin-positive protein aggregates and myofibrillar disintegration. Camptocormia can be seen in the late stages of the known MFM diseases....
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