Inclusion body myositis: an underdiagnosed condition?

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Inclusion body myositis appears to be an underdiagnosed cause of inflammatory myopathy. Inclusion body myositis was first described in 1971 and is characterized clinically by slowly progressive muscle inflammation and microscopically by inclusions in cell nuclei and cytoplasm. Typically, it develops after age 50, is more common in men than women and does not respond well to treatment with corticosteroid drugs. Eleven patients were diagnosed with definite or probable inclusion body myositis following examination of 1,319 muscle biopsy specimens. Among the 11 patients, 10 reported muscle weakness. All 10 reported leg muscle weakness and eight reported arm muscle weakness. All 10 showed signs of muscle wasting, seven had a loss of ankle jerks and four had a loss of knee reflexes. Eight patients were men and three were women. Five patients received treatment, but none showed any improvement.

Diagnosis, Muscle diseases, Muscular diseases, Myositis

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I was stalked - by a woman

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An assistant district attorney general believes that she may have been stalked since 1994 by a former neighbor, Susan Jennings. Jennings had sent damaging letters to the attorney's creditors, employers, and landlords. No clear motivation for the stalking was uncovered.

Personal narratives, Stalking (Criminal law), Stalking

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Greeting spring: seven rendevous

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Places various authors would love to be at the beginning of spring include Sicily;, Les Eyzies, France; North Carolina; Trieste, Italy and London, England. Other favored spots include St. Paul, Minnesota and Paris, France.

Cover Story, Appreciation, Spring

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