Inclusion body myositis with early onset: a population-based study
Introduction Inclusion body myositis (IBM), an inflammatory myopathy with progressive weakness without efficient treatment, typically presents after 45 years of age and younger patients are sparsely studied. Methods In a population-based study during a 33-year period, 142 patients with IBM were iden...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of neurology 2023-11, Vol.270 (11), p.5483-5492 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Introduction
Inclusion body myositis (IBM), an inflammatory myopathy with progressive weakness without efficient treatment, typically presents after 45 years of age and younger patients are sparsely studied.
Methods
In a population-based study during a 33-year period, 142 patients with IBM were identified in western Sweden. Six patients fell outside the European Neuromuscular Centre 2011 criteria for IBM due to young age at symptom onset, verified by a muscle biopsy |
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ISSN: | 0340-5354 1432-1459 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00415-023-11878-w |