Muscle Disease in Children: A Practical Approach
Marc C. Patterson 1
Manuel R. Gomez 2
1 Senior Clinical Fellow, Section of Pediatric Neurology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota
2 Consultant, Section of Pediatric Neurology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota
This paper has given an overview of the complexity of childhood muscle disease. Fortunately, astute history-taking and physical examination, combined with readily available tests, will usually enable the clinician to formulate a diagnosis and plan of management.