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Muscle hypertrophy secondary to the tethered cord syndrome
Author(s) -
Bertorini Tulio,
Woodhouse Charles,
Horner Linda
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.880170312
Subject(s) - muscle hypertrophy , denervation , atrophy , medicine , muscle biopsy , anatomy , spinal cord , biopsy , pathology , psychiatry
Segmental muscle enlargement occurs in a variety of neurogenic conditions. We present a case with calf hypertrophy, likely produced by partial denervation and continuous neuromuscular irritability, which was caused by a tethered spinal cord that was demonstrated by MRI. Muscle MRI correlated with muscle biopsy findings in which atrophy and hypertrophy were accompanied by rimmed vacuoles. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.