Korean J Clin Neurophysiol.  2016 Jun;18(1):31-33. 10.14253/kjcn.2016.18.1.31.

Nemaline Myopathy Presenting as Adult-onset Distal Myopathy

• Park KH
• Sohn SY
• Shin JY
• Kim JS
• Park SH
• Kim JS
• Sung JJ

• KMID: 2328828
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14253/kjcn.2016.18.1.31

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Nemaline myopathy; Distal myopathies; Nebulin

MeSH Terms

Distal Myopathies*
Myopathies, Nemaline*

Figure

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  Figure 1. Magnetic resonance imaging of the legs of patient. Fatty degenerative change was predominant in lower leg muscles.

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  Figure 2. Pathologic finding of the patient. Nemaline rods are shown on a modified Gomori-trichrome stain (×200) (A). Electron micrograph shows scattered nemaline rods (arrows) and myofibers with moderate size variation (×20000) (B).

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