A case of asymptomatic cytoplasmic body myopathy revealed by sinvastatin

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-68

  Evangelista, Teresinha ^a,b   Ferro, José ^a,b   Pereira, Pedro ^a,b   Carvalho, Mamede de ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic body myopathy; Neurogenic motor units; Sinvastatin

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; FENOFIBRATE; ROSUVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MYALGIA; MYOPATHY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BIOPSY; CREATINE KINASE; CYTOPLASM; FLUOROBENZENES; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INCLUSION BODIES; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NECROSIS; PAIN; PYRIMIDINES; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SIMVASTATIN; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 58849148471     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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