title: Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 7-2012. A 79-year-old man with pain and weakness in the legs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Chad
authors.forename: Avinash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kambadakone
authors.forename: E Tessa
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Hedley-Whyte
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D045823:Ileus / Q000209:etiology; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010808:Physical Examination; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000473:pathology*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019821:Simvastatin / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D019821:Simvastatin