The spectrum of rippling muscle disease

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Rippling muscle disease (RMD) is a rare disorder of muscle hyperexcitability. It is characterized by rippling wave-like muscle contractions induced by mechanical stretch or voluntary contraction followed by sudden stretch, painful muscle stiffness, percussion-induced rapid muscle contraction (PIRC), and percussion-induced muscle mounding (PIMM). RMD can be hereditary (hRMD) or immune-mediated (iRMD). hRMD is...

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