Autophagic vacuolar myopathy: classification

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Autophagic vacuolar myopathy: classification. Hereditary inclusion body myositis (hIBM). Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Rimmed vacuole myopathies: types

  • Hereditary inclusion body myositis (hIBM)
  • Distal myopathy with rimmed vacuole
  • Limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2G (LGMD 2G)
  • Inclusion body myositis 3 (IBM3)
  • Limb girdle muscular dystrophy 1A (LGMD 1A)
  • Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD)
  • Desmin myopathy
  • Desmin-related myopathy
  • Tibial muscle dystrophy (Udd disease)

Myopathies with unique vacuolar membrane

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Other disorders of autophagy

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References

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  2. Nishino I. Autophagic vacuolar myopathy. Semin Pediatr Neurol 2006; 13:90-95.
  3. Malicdan MCV, Nishino I. Autophagy in lysosomal myopathies. Brain Path 2012; 22:82-88.
  4. Ackerley CA, Cooper MA, Munoz DG, Minassian BA. Fatal hepatic failure and pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis in XMEA. Neurology 2016; 87:1417-1419. 
  5. Rajeshwari M, Dhiman N, Chakrabarty B, et al. X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy - a rare cause of vacuolar myopathy in children. Neurol India 2022; 70:1643-1648. 
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