Epidemiology of inclusion body myositis in the Netherlands: A nationwide study

Citation
Ua. Badrising et al., Epidemiology of inclusion body myositis in the Netherlands: A nationwide study, NEUROLOGY, 55(9), 2000, pp. 1385-1387
Citations number
10
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
NEUROLOGY
ISSN journal
0028-3878 → ACNP
Volume
55
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1385 - 1387
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(20001114)55:9<1385:EOIBMI>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Epidemiologic data on inclusion body myositis (IBM) are scarce, and possibl y biased, because they are derived from larger neuromuscular centers. The p resent nationwide collaborative cross-sectional study, which culminated on July 1, 1999, resulted in identification of 76 patients with IBM and the es tablishment of a prevalence of 4.9 patients with IBM per million inhabitant s in the Netherlands. Several discrepancies suggest that this may be an und erestimation. The most frequently identified pitfall in diagnosing IBM was an erroneous diagnosis of polymyositis or motor neuron disease.