Reversible severe myopathy of respiratory muscles due to adult-onset type III glycogenosis

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 408-410

  Kiechl, S ^a   Willeit, J ^a   Vogel, W ^a   Kohlendorfer, U ^a   Poewe, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Debrancher deficiency; Glycogenosis; Myopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE 3; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

AGE OF ONSET; BIOPSY; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE III; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 0032832799     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(99)00038-3     Document Type: Article

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