Acquired Myopathies by Dr Nadie Rathnayake
Channel: ASN Neurology
Date: 2021-08-19

Webinar 26 - 10 Pearls Series

Webinar series conducted by the Association of Sri Lankan Neurologists targeted at the Medical Officers, Medical Registrars, General Physicians, Family Physicians and Medical Students. A journey of 32 neurology topics, each with 10 pearls.

The twenty-sixth lecture in the series, Dementia Types Acquired Myopathies is delivered by Dr Nadie Rathnayake. She is a Consultant Neurologist currently attached to the District General Hospital, Matale.

10 Pearls of this lecture
1.When to suspect a myopathy?
2. When to suspect an acquired myopathy?
3. What are the causes of acquired myopathies?
4. Inflammatory or immune myopathies
5. Muscle biopsy
6. Association of immune myopathies with malignancies
7. Drug induced myopathies (statin and steroid)
8. Alcohol induced myopathy
9. Hypothyroid myopathy
10. Critical illness myopathy

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