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Is deltoid muscle biopsy useful in isolated camptocormia? A prospective study.

Jean-Baptiste ChansonB LannesA Echaniz-Laguna
Published in: European journal of neurology (2016)
In this prospective study, an underlying myopathy was found in 35% of patients with isolated camptocormia. These results suggest that a muscle biopsy should be systematically performed in patients with isolated camptocormia when ALS, MG and parkinsonism have been excluded.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • ultrasound guided
  • fine needle aspiration
  • late onset
  • drug induced
  • myasthenia gravis