Author:
Peng Angela,Koffman Boyd M.,Malley James D.,Dalakas Marinos C.
Abstract
Article abstract Functional decline for each decade at symptom onset and need for cane, walker, or wheelchair were assessed in 78 biopsy-proved patients with sporadic inclusion body myositis. Patients with disease onset between 40 and 59 years used a walker after 10.2 ± 5.8 years, whereas those with disease onset between 60 and 79 years used a walker after 5.7 ± 5.0 years (p = 0.05). Because patients progress faster to disability when symptoms begin after the age of 60, age at disease onset may define patient subsets for stratification in clinical trials.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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