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Muscle MRI reveals distinct abnormalities in genetically proven non-dystrophic myotonias.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Aug 2013
Morrow Jasper M, Matthews Emma, Raja Rayan Dipa L, Fischmann Arne, Sinclair Christopher D J, Reilly Mary M, Thornton John S, Hanna Michael G, Yousry Tarek A
Abstract excerpt
We assessed the presence, frequency and pattern of MRI abnormalities in non-dystrophic myotonia patients. We reviewed T1-weighted and STIR (short-tau-inversion-recovery) 3T MRI sequences of lower limb muscles at thigh and calf level in 21 patients with genetically confirmed non-dystrophic myotonia: 11 with CLCN1 mutations and 10 with SCN4A mutations, and 19 healthy volunteers. The MRI examinations of all patients...
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