As exercise intolerance and exercise‐induced myalgia are commonly encountered in metabolic myopathies, functional screening tests are commonly used during the diagnostic work‐up. Our objective was to evaluate the accuracy of… Click to show full abstract
As exercise intolerance and exercise‐induced myalgia are commonly encountered in metabolic myopathies, functional screening tests are commonly used during the diagnostic work‐up. Our objective was to evaluate the accuracy of isometric handgrip test (IHT) and progressive cycle ergometer test (PCET) to identify McArdle disease and myoadenylate deaminase (MAD) deficiency and to propose diagnostic algorithms using exercise‐induced lactate and ammonia variations.
               
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