Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy typically presents with progressive symmetrical proximal muscle weakness and myalgias, although some cases can present with respiratory and esophageal muscle ...

Each of the individual paraproteinemic disorders exhibits a distinct neuropathic phenotype, and the typical clinical features are described below. The prognosis is often not well-defined and unknown ...

A 30-year-old African-American woman presented to the emergency department for medical assessment after becoming too weak to walk. She reported proximal muscle aches in both arms and legs, a skin rash ...

Classic DM (CDM) presents with pathognomonic cutaneous findings and progressive, symmetric proximal muscle weakness. Cutaneous disease usually precedes the appearance of myositis by 3–6 months in ...

—These investigators explored how knowing the distinctive features of dermatomyositis in Black adults, which may be subtle, could possibly lead to faster and more accurate diagnosis. Dermatomyositis ...

In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information, sharing his or her reasoning with the reader ...

What is the differential diagnosis for a formerly active and healthy 70-year-old woman with worsening proximal weakness, torticollis, and a widespread raised red rash across her cheeks bilaterally?

A new case report highlights the difficulties in pinning down spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) when it presents in a mild form. Symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) often appear early and with ...

SMA is a neuromuscular disease that has the following clinical characteristics: Degeneration of lower motor neurons in the spinal cord motor (anterior horn neurons) and the brain nuclei Skeletal ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Dermatomyositis - Pipeline Insight, 2023" clinical trials has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report offers comprehensive insights into the ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic condition in which the anterior horn motor neurons, as well as other lower motor neurons in the brain stem nuclei, degenerate due to mutations in the ...