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Objective
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...
Background and purpose
This was a retrospective study to assess the diagnostic value of the non‐ischaemic forearm exercise test in detecting McArdle's disease.
Methods
The study is a retrospective diagnostic study over 15 years (1999–2013) on a referred sample of patients suffering from exercise intolerance and various muscle complaints, generally with elevated creatine kinase (CK). In all, 1226...
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