title: Muscular dystrophies and neurologic diseases that present as myopathy.
abstract: Chronic muscle weakness is a common complaint among patients seen in rheumatology and neuromuscular specialty clinics. This article focuses on adult-onset muscular dystrophies, select hereditary myopathies, and other neuromuscular conditions that must be distinguished from acquired causes of inflammatory muscle disease such as polymyositis. A few organizing principles help to focus the evaluation and narrow the differential diagnosis.
authors: Electromyography Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Denver, Academic office 1 - MS B-185, 12631 East 17th Avenue, Room 5121, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Dianna.quan@ucdenver.edu
authors: Dianna
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authors: Quan
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010808:Physical Examination; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology