The spectrum of myopathies in the city of São Paulo
A review of all myopathic patients treated at the Neurologic Clinic of the Medical School of the University of São Paulo during the past 15 years is reported. A total of 466 cases were examined and distributed as follows: 56% of progressive muscular dystrophy; 31% of myasthenia gravis; 6% of polymyo...
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| author | José A. Levy Abram Topczewski Lucia Iracema Z. de Mendonça Mayana Zatz Ruth Blay Levisky |
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| description | A review of all myopathic patients treated at the Neurologic Clinic of the Medical School of the University of São Paulo during the past 15 years is reported. A total of 466 cases were examined and distributed as follows: 56% of progressive muscular dystrophy; 31% of myasthenia gravis; 6% of polymyositis; 4% of myotonic dystrophy; and the remainder of several different diseases (central core disease, Kearns-syndrome, myotonia congenita, adynamia episodica hereditaria, diabetic myopathy and Eaton-Lambert syndrome). Enzymatic dosages, electromyography, muscle biopsy, electrocardiography and genetic counselling are also reported. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-38602cffd41b4f93aa4c579a2dfdebfe2025-08-20T02:38:57ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42271976-12-0134436136510.1590/S0004-282X1976000400006S0004-282X1976000400006The spectrum of myopathies in the city of São PauloJosé A. Levy0Abram Topczewski1Lucia Iracema Z. de Mendonça2Mayana Zatz3Ruth Blay Levisky4Universidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloA review of all myopathic patients treated at the Neurologic Clinic of the Medical School of the University of São Paulo during the past 15 years is reported. A total of 466 cases were examined and distributed as follows: 56% of progressive muscular dystrophy; 31% of myasthenia gravis; 6% of polymyositis; 4% of myotonic dystrophy; and the remainder of several different diseases (central core disease, Kearns-syndrome, myotonia congenita, adynamia episodica hereditaria, diabetic myopathy and Eaton-Lambert syndrome). Enzymatic dosages, electromyography, muscle biopsy, electrocardiography and genetic counselling are also reported.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1976000400006&lng=en&tlng=en |
| spellingShingle | José A. Levy Abram Topczewski Lucia Iracema Z. de Mendonça Mayana Zatz Ruth Blay Levisky The spectrum of myopathies in the city of São Paulo Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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