Calf hypertrophy: causes
Evidence-based neurology checklist on calf hypertrophy: causes: Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) LGMD 1C LGMD 2I LGMD 2T LGMD 2C LGMD 2E LGMD 2G LGMD 2U Congenital myopathies Other muscular dystrophies Other myopathies Nerve disorders Systemic causes Causes of relative calf hypertrophy
Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD)
- LGMD 1C
- LGMD 2I
- LGMD 2T
- LGMD 2C
- LGMD 2E
- LGMD 2G
- LGMD 2U
Congenital myopathies
Other muscular dystrophies
Other myopathies
Nerve disorders
Systemic causes
Causes of relative calf hypertrophy
References
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