Publications by authors named "Nisha Manjunath"

Background: Congenital myopathies (CMs) are a diverse group of inherited muscle disorders with broad genotypic and phenotypic heterogeneity. While the literature on CM is available from European countries, comprehensive data from the Indian subcontinent is lacking.

Objectives: This study aims to describe the clinical and histopathological characteristics of a cohort of genetically confirmed CMs from India and attempts to do phenotype-genotype correlation.

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Background: Hirayama disease (HD) is a cervical compressive myelopathy. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is identified as the best surgical approach. We evaluated surgical outcomes and factors influencing ACDF in HD.

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Tangier disease is an autosomal recessive multisystem metabolic disorder with neuromuscular manifestations including peripheral neuropathy such as multifocal mononeuropathy or pseudosyringomyelia patterns. We report a novel phenotype of Tangier disease with predominant anterior horn cell involvement. A 16-year-old adolescent girl born to consanguineous parents had a 1-year history of hip girdle weakness with waddling gait and progressive atrophy of the right leg.

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Background: Kennedy disease (KD) is a slowly progressive lower motor neuron degenerative disease. The prevalence of KD is unknown in India.

Aim: To describe the phenotypic and laboratory features of an Indian cohort of KD patients.

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