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An overview of the management of mitochondrial diseases in Europe
On 16/11/2023
To gain a better understanding of the needs in terms of diagnosis, management and training in primary mitochondrial myopathies in Europe, a survey was carried…
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Myositis patients prefer subcutaneous Ig at home to intravenous infusions in hospital
On 16/11/2023
“I have regained control of my life”. This verbatim summarises the very consensual view of a group of seven adults with polymyositis or dermatomyositis on…
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Hypokalemic periodic paralysis may present as progressive muscle weakness with or without episodes of periodic paralysis
On 16/11/2023
A Danish team followed 37 people with hypokalaemic periodic paralysis due to CACNA1S mutations for three years (26 to 52 months): two were asymptomatic 21…
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Oculopharyngodistal and oculopharyngeal myopathies do not have the same pattern of muscle involvement on imaging
On 15/11/2023
Oculopharyngodistal myopathy (OPDM), which is very rare, differs from oculopharyngeal myopathy (OPMD) both genetically and clinically. Japanese researchers sought to identify these differences using magnetic…
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Three studies establish links between intestinal microbiota and myasthenia gravis
On 15/11/2023
The role of intestinal flora is the subject of sustained attention in medical research, particularly in dysimmune diseases such as myasthenia gravis. Various publications point…
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22nd meeting of the French network of “Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophies and other nuclear envelope pathologies” on November 10
On 14/11/2023
The 22nd French network meeting on “Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophies and other pathologies of the nuclear envelope” was held on Friday, November 10, 2023, from 9:15…
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M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 20 November – Johan Auwerx (Switzerland)
On 14/11/2023
Ceramide de novo synthesis links muscle disorders with mitochondrial and protein homeostasis 20th November 2023, from 12 to 1pm Johan Auwerx, M.D., Ph.D. (Ecole Polytechnique…
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When artificial intelligence helps analyse walking disorders
On 13/11/2023
Japanese researchers have developed an algorithm based on artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse changes in gait in several pathologies: 114 patients, including 45 with neuromuscular…
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Vamorolone (Agamree®) authorised in the USA for DMD from the age of 2; a decision expected in Europe soon
On 10/11/2023
Vamorolone is a “dissociative” synthetic steroid developed by Santhera and ReveraGen for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, as an anti-inflammatory treatment alternative to conventional corticosteroids. The FDA…
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Metformin may have a protective effect on statin muscle toxicity
On 10/11/2023
This is the finding of a one-year Korean study which compared 4,092 patients on statins + metformin with 8,161 patients on statins alone. Analysis of…
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12th French Pompe Disease Day on November 9 at the Institute
On 09/11/2023
The Institut de Myologie hosted the 12th Journée Française Maladie de Pompe on November 9. Under the aegis of the AFM, the Association Francophone des…
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US recommendations on the use of immunoglobulins in MNM
On 09/11/2023
Immunoglobulins are still widely prescribed for certain neuromuscular diseases of autoimmune origin, despite the absence of irrefutable scientific evidence. The scarcity of this type of…
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French study highlights neurotoxicity of immune checkpoint inhibitors
On 09/11/2023
Clinicians and researchers belonging to two oncology networks, including one devoted to paraneoplastic syndromes, have studied neurological complications arising during the use of a new…
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Institute researchers at the 4th International Imaging in Neuromuscular Disease Conference
On 08/11/2023
The 4th International Imaging in Neuromuscular Disease Conference organized by the MYO-MRI consortium was held in Berlin, Germany, from November 5 to 7, 2023. This…
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A very high risk of cardiac complications in Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
On 08/11/2023
An international consortium of researchers and clinicians investigated disorders of cardiac function and/or cardiac rhythm during the course of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy linked to the…
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Neuromuscular diseases in developing countries: increasing genetic data from under-represented populations
On 07/11/2023
While most (86%) published genetic data on neuromuscular diseases comes from populations of European ancestry, the majority of affected families live in low- to middle-income…
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Congenital myasthenic syndromes are common in India
On 07/11/2023
The team of clinicians at Bangalore University Hospital in southern India compiled clinical and genetic data on all cases of congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS) diagnosed…
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A founder effect identified in South Indian patients with beta-sarcoglycanopathy
On 06/11/2023
Beta sarcoglycanopathy is one of the four forms of limb-girdle myopathy associated with sarcoglycan deficiency. Indian clinicians have just identified an outbreak of this disease…
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A comparative study of the extra-muscular manifestations of anti-synthetase syndrome and dermatomyositis
On 03/11/2023
As part of the MYONET patient registry, a consortium of clinicians compared the clinical and biological data of adult patients with either antisynthetase syndrome (ASys)…
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ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 9th Nov. – Prof. Dr. Joachim Weis (Germany)
On 02/11/2023
Pathology of Peripheral Nerves 9 novembre 2023 – 16h heure de Paris Prof. Dr. Joachim Weis (University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany) Inscription : https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GJo64JBoRxiF0Fau5sfzhQ Organisé…