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
Hauptverfasser: Lindgren, Ulrika, Hedberg-Oldfors, Carola, Pullerits, Rille, Lindberg, Christopher, Oldfors, Anders
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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 
ISSN:0340-5354
1432-1459
DOI:10.1007/s00415-023-11878-w