A Clinical Study on the Utility of Muscle Biopsy in Patients with Suspected Myopathy [PDF]
Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyBackground and Objectives: The role of muscle biopsy needs to be redefined in an era where genetic studies have largely supplanted the need for a pathological diagnosis. The objective of the study was to evaluate the utility of muscle biopsy in suspected
Sudhakar Karunakaran +4 more
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Folia Neuropathologica, 2022 This short overview recalls the basic principles and technical aspects of skin and skeletal muscle biopsies in humans with paying special attention to the stages of these procedures essential for further correct morphological diagnosis.
Dorota Dziewulska +2 more
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The Role of Muscle Biopsy in Diagnostic Process of Infant Hypotonia: From Clinical Classification to the Genetic Outcome [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 The role of muscle biopsy in the diagnostic workup of floppy infants is controversial. Muscle sampling is invasive, and often, results are not specific.
Marco Veneruso +21 more
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Clinical and pathological features of immune-mediated necrotising myopathies in a single-centre muscle biopsy cohort [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022 Objective Immune-mediated necrotising myopathy (IMNM) is a subset of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) characterized by significantly elevated creatine kinase level, muscle weakness and predominant muscle fibre necrosis in muscle biopsy.
Hongxia Yang +8 more
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Diagnostic Value of Muscle Biopsy for the Evaluation of Adult Myopathy in Daily Clinical Practice [PDF]
DiagnosticsBackground/Objectives: Muscle biopsy is traditionally considered a cornerstone in the diagnosis of myopathies. Advances in the clinical and laboratory evaluation of myopathies warrant re-evaluation of the diagnostic yield.
Vera E. A. Kleinveld +6 more
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Clinical and prognostic significance of muscle biopsy in sarcoidosis [PDF]
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2018 The main objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of muscle involvement on the clinical features, prognostic outcome, extrapulmonary organ, and endobronchial involvement in sarcoidosis patients.
Halil Yanardag +2 more
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Role of Muscle Biopsy in the Diagnosis and Management of Extraocular Muscle Pathologies [PDF]
Journal of Current OphthalmologyPurpose: To evaluate the role of extraocular muscle (EOM) biopsy in diagnosing and managing patients presenting with EOM pathologies. Methods: A retrospective review of patient records for those who underwent EOM biopsy between January 2010 and August ...
Prithvi Vishwanath +3 more
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Muscle biopsy practices in the evaluation of neuromuscular disease: A systematic literature review [PDF]
Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 2023 Jessica Day +2 more
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Effects of Supplement-Timing and Resistance Exercise on Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy [PDF]
, 2006 PURPOSE: Some studies report greater muscle hypertrophy during resistance exercise (RE) training from supplement-timing (i.e., the strategic consumption of protein and carbohydrate before and/or after each workout).
Hayes, Alan, Cribb, Paul J
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Muscle Biopsy: A Requirement for Precision Medicine in Adult-Onset Myopathy [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 Po-Yu Lin, Yuan-Ting Sun, Wei-An Liao
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