Solve exciting clinical cases specific to your field of interest via Docplexus’ clinical case challenge. In today's ‘Neurology Case Challenge’ , join your fellow doctors to discuss and answer today’s question regarding ‘Improved Muscular Weakness During Asthma’ A 48-year-old man presented with muscular weakness and restricted ability to walk, which had slowly increased since infancy. Patient had increasing axial and proximal weakness, hyperlordosis (Image attached) and difficulties rising from the floor. Medical history revealed muscle weakness noticeable since birth, but normal cognitive development.
He first walked at age 18 months, but always had a waddling gait and hyperlordosis. Examination at neuromuscular centres Electromyography (EMG), creatine phosphokinase levels, muscle tomodensitometry, and 3 muscle biopsies were normal. Results for acetylcholinesterase antibodies were…
