Serum Aldolase in Muscle Disease

Diagnostic yield of noninvasive high spatial resolution electromyography in neuromuscular diseases

“…Among the children with DMD, 90% had values below the normal range. The only 3 boys who showed normal results were in stage 3 according to Thompson/ Vignos,26 i.e., their disease had not yet reached full expression.…”

A Family with Kugelberg-Welander Disease; Electromyographic Findings in Sub-clinical Cases

“…Aldolase is considered now fa r less specific in m uscle d y stro p h y th a n th e C PK . I t has been p roved b y som e a u th o rs [13] to be co n sta n tly increased in p rim a ry m y o p ath ies an d norm al in neurogenic atro p h ies. These last tw o en zy m atic e v a lu a tio n s, though negative, are in d irectly confirm ing the neurogenic origin o f the a tro p h ies in I lie cases u n d er consideration.…”

Progressive Muscular Dystrophy

“…Electromyogram typical for muscular dystrophy. Thompson and Vignos (1959). 8 International units : (j.Mol/min/1000 ml serum at 25° C except for creatine kinase which was assayed at 37° C. GOT (glutamic oxalacetic transaminase), GPT (gluta mic pyruvic transaminase), ALD (aldolase) LDH (lactic dehydrogenase), oti + a2 (alpha-1 + alpha-2) lactic dehydrogenase, see Richterich et al [15], CPK (creatine phosphokinase).…”