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The Role of Muscle Biopsy in Investigating Isolated Muscle Pain
Neurol 68:181-186,170, Filosto,M.,et al, 2007
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Article Abstract
The probability that a patient complaining only of muscle pain and with a normal neurologic examination has a definite muscle pathology is 2%. Only patients with sole exercise-related muscle pain and sCK seven times higher than the normal value are strongly suspected of having a metabolic myopathy. A rigorous selection of patients is needed before performing a muscle biopsy.
 
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