McArdle’s disease (GSD type V): management
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
McArdle’s disease (GSD type V): management. Physician, Physiotherapist, Psychologist, Clinical nurse specialist. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Multidisciplinary team care
- Physician
- Physiotherapist
- Psychologist
- Clinical nurse specialist
- Dietitian
Physical therapy
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Second wind strategy for exercise
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Nutritional management
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Obstetric management
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Anaesthetic management
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Emergencies: predictors
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Emergencies: management
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Efficacious self-management: benefits
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Efficacious self-management: items
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Medication caution
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Monitoring and surveillance indices
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References
- Lucia A, Martinuzzi A, Nogales-Gadea Get al. Clinical practice guidelines for glycogen storage disease V & VII (McArdle disease and Tarui disease) from an international study group. Neuromuscul Disord 2021; 31:1296-1310.
- Scalco RS, Lucia A, Santalla A, et al. Data from the European registry for patients with McArdle disease and other muscle glycogenoses (EUROMAC). Orphanet J Rare Dis 2020; 15:330.
- Reason SL, Voermans N, Lucia A, Vissing J, Quinlivan R, Bhai S, Wakelin A. Development of Continuum of Care for McArdle disease: a practical tool for clinicians and patients. Neuromuscul Disord 2023; 33:575-579.
