Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a progressive muscle disease affecting patients over the
age of 40, with distinctive clinical and histopathological features. The typical clinical …

Addressing the obstacles encountered by patients with IBM and the medical community
presents a multitude of challenges. Effectively surmounting these hurdles requires …

Abstract Introductions/Aims Inclusion body myositis (IBM) typically presents with progressive
weakness preferentially involving finger flexors and quadriceps. Atypical presentations have …

Objective To describe decline in muscle strength and physical function in patients with
sporadic inclusion body myositis (IBM). Methods Manual muscle testing (MMT), quantitative …

Chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have been associated with muscle
toxicity, mostly described as a proximal myopathy with evidence of lysosomal dysfunction on …

Objectives Inaugural axial muscle involvement, defined as dropped head syndrome (DHS)
and/or camptocormia (CC), is poorly described in inflammatory myopathies (IM). This study …

Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a progressive, debilitating muscle disease commonly
encountered in patients over the age of 50. IBM typically presents with asymmetric, painless …

Late-onset myopathies are not well-defined since there is no clear definition of 'late onset'.
For practical reasons we decided to use the age of 40 years as a cut-off. There are diseases …

Abstract Purpose of Review Sporadic late-onset nemaline myopathy (SLONM) is a rare adult-
onset, acquired, muscle disease that can be associated with monoclonal gammopathy or …

Nonsurgical treatment of Dropped Head Syndrome (DHS) incurs the use of collar-type
orthoses that immobilize the neck and cause discomfort and sores under the chin …