PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - E. Hund
AU  - R. Heckl
AU  - H. H. Goebel
AU  - H. -M. Meinck
TI  - Inclusion body myositis presenting with isolated erector spinae paresis
AID  - 10.1212/WNL.45.5.993
DP  - 1995 May 01
TA  - Neurology
PG  - 993--994
VI  - 45
IP  - 5
4099  - http://n.neurology.org/content/45/5/993.short
4100  - http://n.neurology.org/content/45/5/993.full
SO  - Neurology1995 May 01; 45
AB  - Article abstract—We report a 70–year-old patient who presented with a 4–year history of weakness of paravertebral muscles. Electrodiagnostic studies revealed a mixed neurogenic-myopathic pattern. Light microscopic examination revealed atrophic fibers with rimmed vacuoles; electron microscopy demonstrated cytoplasmic and intranuclear filaments measuring about 16 nm in width, consistent with the diagnosis of inclusion body myositis. Therapy with corticosteroids provided only a mild and transient benefit. Ten months after the initial evaluation, clinical and electrodiagnostic examination demonstrated mild progression of the disease.