title: Metabolic myopathies. A diagnostic evaluation.
abstract: This article briefly reviews the initial approach to the patient suspected of having metabolic myopathy. Diagnostic highlights include relevant points of history, physical examination, blood work-up, forearm ischemic exercise test, electrophysiologic testings and muscle biopsy. The diagnostic evaluation is discussed in detail in separate articles.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pourmand
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology