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Amyloid myopathy presenting with respiratory failure.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Ashe, J; Borel, CO; Hart, G; Humphrey, RL; Derrick, DA; Kuncl, RW
Published in: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
February 1992

Amyloidosis is a rare cause of myopathy. Its prominent or presenting feature may be respiratory failure. Physiological measurement of transdiaphragmatic pressure and biopsy specimens of muscle show the pathological mechanism to be diaphragm weakness due to amyloid infiltration of the diaphragm rather than parenchymal lung involvement. Thus amyloid myopathy even without the typical macroglossia and muscle pseudohypertrophy should be considered as one of the neurological causes of respiratory failure.

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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry

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ISSN

0022-3050

Publication Date

February 1992

Volume

55

Issue

2

Start / End Page

162 / 165

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Respiratory Insufficiency
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Muscular Diseases
  • Muscles
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Diaphragm
  • Amyloidosis
  • Aged
 

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Ashe, J., Borel, C. O., Hart, G., Humphrey, R. L., Derrick, D. A., & Kuncl, R. W. (1992). Amyloid myopathy presenting with respiratory failure. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 55(2), 162–165. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.55.2.162
Ashe, J., C. O. Borel, G. Hart, R. L. Humphrey, D. A. Derrick, and R. W. Kuncl. “Amyloid myopathy presenting with respiratory failure.J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 55, no. 2 (February 1992): 162–65. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.55.2.162.
Ashe J, Borel CO, Hart G, Humphrey RL, Derrick DA, Kuncl RW. Amyloid myopathy presenting with respiratory failure. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1992 Feb;55(2):162–5.
Ashe, J., et al. “Amyloid myopathy presenting with respiratory failure.J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, vol. 55, no. 2, Feb. 1992, pp. 162–65. Pubmed, doi:10.1136/jnnp.55.2.162.
Ashe J, Borel CO, Hart G, Humphrey RL, Derrick DA, Kuncl RW. Amyloid myopathy presenting with respiratory failure. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1992 Feb;55(2):162–165.

Published In

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

0022-3050

Publication Date

February 1992

Volume

55

Issue

2

Start / End Page

162 / 165

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Respiratory Insufficiency
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Muscular Diseases
  • Muscles
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Diaphragm
  • Amyloidosis
  • Aged