RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Inclusion body myositis presenting with isolated erector spinae paresis
JF Neurology
JO Neurology
FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
SP 993
OP 994
DO 10.1212/WNL.45.5.993
VO 45
IS 5
A1 E. Hund
A1 R. Heckl
A1 H. H. Goebel
A1 H. -M. Meinck
YR 1995
UL http://n.neurology.org/content/45/5/993.abstract
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.