Diseases

Central Core Myopathy

An inherited congenital myopathic condition characterized by weakness and hypotonia in infancy and delayed motor development. Muscle biopsy reveals a condensation of myofibrils and myofibrillar material in the central portion of each muscle fiber. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1452)

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Abstract

An inherited congenital myopathic condition characterized by weakness and hypotonia in infancy and delayed motor development. Muscle biopsy reveals a condensation of myofibrils and myofibrillar material in the central portion of each muscle fiber. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1452)

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Central Core Disease
  • Central Core Disease of Muscle
  • Myopathy, Central Core
  • Shy-Magee Syndrome
  • Central Core Diseases
  • Central Core Myopathies
  • Myopathies, Central Core
  • Shy Magee Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Shy-Magee

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2000; for CENTRAL CORE DISEASE & SHY-MAGEE SYNDROME use NEMALINE MYOPATHY 1994-1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Muscles/enzymology (1963-1999)
  • Muscular Atrophy (1963-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Central Core Myopathy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020512. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020512
  2. Central Core Myopathy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_core_disease
  3. Central Core Myopathy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638975