The aim of this study is to describe the degree of muscle wasting in patients with McArdle disease judged by MRI, quantitative magnetic resonance (DIXON) and T1 weighted images, and muscle strength, collected across multiple European sites and compared to healthy controls.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
87
magnetic resonance imaging
Copenhagen Neuromuscular Center, Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark
DIXON MRI
Whole body quantitative muscle fat fraction analyses (DIXON)
Time frame: 1 time
Muscle strength
MRC scale
Time frame: 1 time
T1 MRI
Whole body qualitative muscle fat fraction analyses (T1)
Time frame: 1 time
Back pain questionnaire
Back pain questionnaire
Time frame: 1 time
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