An introduction to central core myopathy

Central core disease falls into the category ‘congenital myopathy’. The word 'myopathy' is derived from the Greek and means 'muscle disorder'. Congenital myopathies are a group of conditions that causewhere muscle weakness and wasting is apparent from birth. The name 'central core' was given in 1958. It refers to the central part of the muscle fibre that is affected by one or several abnormal areas, or cores, running along its length.

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