Preferential changes of skeletal muscle echogenicity in myotonic dystrophy type 1.

N TakamatsuK SogawaHiroyuki NoderaS HashiguchiY OsakiM SaitoA MoriY IzumiR Kaji

Published in: European journal of neurology (2016)

Preferential high echogenicity in the medial gastrocnemius and deep finger flexors is suggestive of DM1. Muscle echogenicity is not generally related to functional dysfunction in DM1.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
early onset
oxidative stress
glycemic control
type diabetes
muscular dystrophy
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue