Muscle Weakness

• Main Authors: Ali Al Kaissi MD, MSc (Author), Sergey Ryabykh MD (Author), Polina Ochirova MD (Author), Vladimir Kenis MD (Author), Jochen G. Hofstätter MD (Author), Franz Grill MD (Author), Rudolf Ganger MD, PhD (Author), Susanne Gerit Kircher MD, MSc (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Marked ligamentous hyperlaxity and muscle weakness/wasting associated with awkward gait are the main deficits confused with the diagnosis of myopathy. Seven children (6 boys and 1 girl with an average age of 8 years) were referred to our department because of diverse forms of skeletal abnormalities....