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Date Posted: 18:44:38 03/19/00 Sun
Author: CHER
Subject: Re: Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy
In reply to: Daniel Darvish, MD 's message, "Re: Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy" on 18:15:40 07/27/99 Tue

> Dear Dr. Jagnani,
>
> It your wife has a "vacuolar" myopathy (i.e. with
> inclusion bodies or rimmed vacuoles seen under the
> microscope in the muscle cells), it is possible that
> some antioxidants may help slow the process of muscle
> death. However, I need more information to help.
> please tell us the following:
>
> date of onset of muscle weakness (what age)
> muscle groups that are weaker than others
> (specifically strengh of illiopsoas, quadricepts, foot
> dorsiflexors, plantar flexors, other flexors and
> extendors)
> emg/ncs report results
> muscle biopsy report/results
> cpk level (serum)
>
> Sincerely yours,
> Daniel Darvish, MD


PLEASE, PLEASE, WHICH ANTIOXIDANTS CAN HELP SLOW THE PROCESS OF MUSCLE DEATH IN A "VACUOLAR" MYOPATHY? I HAVE NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED, BUT POSSIBLE DISTAL DYSTROPHY OR HEREDITARY
INCLUSION BODY MYOPATHY. AM SEEING A VERY GOOD NEUROLOGIST AND WORKING ON GETTING A DIAGNOSIS, BUT PLEASE IF YOU CAN TELL ME WHICH ANTIOXIDANTS CAN HELP I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU!

CHER

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