Camptocormia as a presentation of generalized inflammatory myopathy

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1059-1063

  Kuo, Sheng Han ^a   Vullaganti, Mithila ^a   Jimenez Shahed, Joohi ^a   Kwan, Justin Y ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bent spine syndrome; Camptocormia; Dystonia; Parkinsonism myopathy; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREGABALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMPTOCORMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; POLYMYOSITIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; POSTURE;

EID: 71549119806     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21403     Document Type: Article

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