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    J Clin Neurosci. 2009 Sep;16(9):1218-9. Epub 2009 Jun 6.

    Asymptomatic elevation of serum creatine kinase leading to the diagnosis of 4q35 facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

    Zouvelou V, Manta P, Kalfakis N, Evdokimidis I, Vassilopoulos D.

    Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, University of Athens, 74 Vas. Sophias Avenue, Athens 11528, Greece. vzouvelu@med.uoa.gr

    Persistent, asymptomatic (hyperCKemia) may be the prelude to, or the sole manifestation of, a neuromuscular disease. However, the clinical spectrum of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) ranges from asymptomatic individuals with minimal clinical signs to patients who are wheelchair-bound. We describe a patient with persistent, asymptomatic hyperCKemia who received the diagnosis of 4q35 FSHD after a thorough stepwise investigation.

    PMID: 19502063 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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