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Shenton A, Knipe H, Glycogen storage disease type V. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 07 Dec 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-65861
Glycogen storage disease type V, also known as McArdle's disease, is a disorder of glycogenolysis which may not manifest until adulthood.
Clinical presentation
Non-specific symptoms such as back pain or proximal muscle weakness.
Radiographic features
Fatty atrophy of muscles similar to Pompe disease but with sparing of the psoas muscles 1.
See also
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1. Cinnamon J, Slonim AE, Black KS, Gorey MT, Scuderi DM, Hyman RA. Evaluation of the lumbar spine in patients with glycogen storage disease: CT demonstration of patterns of paraspinal muscle atrophy. (1991) AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology. 12 (6): 1099-103. Pubmed
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