Upper girdle imaging in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Giorgio Tasca, Mauro Monforte, Elisabetta Iannaccone, Francesco Laschena, Pierfrancesco Ottaviani, Emanuele Leoncini, Stefania Boccia, Giuliana Galluzzi, Marco Pelliccioni, Marcella Masciullo, Roberto Frusciante, Eugenio Mercuri, Enzo Ricci

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Abstract

In Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), the upper girdle is early involved and often difficult to assess only relying on physical examination. Our aim was to evaluate the pattern and degree of involvement of upper girdle muscles in FSHD compared with other muscle diseases with scapular girdle impairment.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e100292-e100292
JournalPLoS One
Volume9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • FSHD
  • Muscle MRI
  • Upper-girdle

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