Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 7-2012. A 79-year-old man with pain and weakness in the legs.

David, William S; Chad, David A; Kambadakone, Avinash; Hedley-Whyte, E Tessa

David, William S; Chad, David A; Kambadakone, Avinash; Hedley-Whyte, E Tessa.

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David WS; Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

N Engl J Med ; 366(10): 944-54, 2012 Mar 08.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22397657

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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors/adverse effects; Quadriceps Muscle/pathology; Rhabdomyolysis/diagnosis; Simvastatin/adverse effects; Aged; Diabetes Complications/diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Electromyography; Humans; Ileus/etiology; Leg; Male; Muscle Weakness/etiology; Muscular Diseases/diagnosis; Pain/etiology; Physical Examination; Radiography, Abdominal; Rhabdomyolysis/chemically induced; Rhabdomyolysis/complications

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Rhabdomyolysis / Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Simvastatin / Quadriceps Muscle Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: N Engl J Med Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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