Table 1 Clinical features of patients
From: The role of muscle ultrasound in helping the clinical diagnosis of muscle diseases
Clinical type | Number of patients | Age of patients (range) | Age of onset (range) | Duration of disease (range) | Calf muscle state | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delayed motor milestones | 11 | 4–30 years | Floppy infant since birth - up to 4 years of age | 3–28 years | Preserved | Hypertrophied | Wasted |
6 patients | 5 patients | 0 patients | |||||
Limb girdle weakness | 17 | 13–43 years | 10–40 years | 6 months–22 years | 8 patients | 6 patients | 3 patients |
With prominent cranial musculature involvement | 10 | 13–40 years | 4–20 years | 6–26 years | 10 patients | 0 patients | 0 patients |