title: [Diagnosis of muscular disease].
abstract: Diagnostic evaluation of muscle disease has gained considerably from the expanding development in molecular science in the last decade. This paper gives an overview of current diagnostic procedures in the evaluation of patients with muscle disease. The role of the clinical examination, genetic and serological tests, neurophysiological examination, muscle imaging, muscle histology and exercise tests for the diagnosis of muscle disease are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Neurologisk afdeling, H:S Rigshospitalet, vissing@rh.dk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vissing
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004576:Electromyography; D005080:Exercise Test; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012698:Serologic Tests