Hemodialysis encephalopathy with osteomalacic fractures and muscle weakness
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Muscle Weakness
Marked ligamentous hyperlaxity and muscle weakness/wasting associated with awkward gait are the main deficits confused with the diagnosis of myopathy. Seven children (6 boys and 1 girl with an average age of 8 years) were referred to our department because of diverse forms of skeletal abnormalities. No definitive diagnosis was made, and all underwent a series of sophisticated investigations in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Kidney International
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0085-2538
DOI: 10.1038/ki.1980.117