Rippling muscle disease (RMD)
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Rippling muscle disease (RMD). Primary RMD, Acquired RMD. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Types
- Primary RMD
- Acquired RMD
Associated antibodies
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Associated disorders
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Clinical features
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Investigations
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Treatment
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Acronym
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References
- Schulte-Mattler WJ, Kley RA, Rothenfuber-Korber E, et al. Immune-mediated rippling muscle disease. Neurology 2005; 64:364-367.
- George JS, Harikrishnan S, Ali I, Baresi R, Hanemann CO. Acquired rippling muscle disease in association with myasthenia gravis. JNNP 2010; 81:125-126.
- Bettini M, Gonorazky H, Chaves M, et al. Immune-mediated rippling muscle disease and myasthenia gravis. J Neuroimmunol 2016; 299:59-61.
- Dubey D, Beecher G, Hammami MB, et al. Identification of caveolae-associated protein 4 autoantibodies as a biomarker of immune-mediated rippling muscle disease in adults. JAMA Neurol 2022; 79:808-816.
- Svahn J, Coudert L, Streichenberger N, et al. Immune-mediated rippling muscle disease associated with thymoma and anti-MURC/Cavin-4 autoantibodies. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2022; 10:e200068.
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