Tarui disease (GSD type VII): management

Evidence-based neurology checklist on tarui disease (gsd type vii): management: Blood tests Haemolytic anaemia Reticulocytosis Hyperuricemia Creatinine kinase (CK): this is elevated PFK activity: this is reduced Serum bilirubin: this is elevated Other tests Muscle biopsy Physical management Other…

Blood tests

  • Haemolytic anaemia
  • Reticulocytosis
  • Hyperuricemia
  • Creatinine kinase (CK): this is elevated
  • PFK activity: this is reduced
  • Serum bilirubin: this is elevated

Other tests

Muscle biopsy

Physical management

Other management issues

References

  1. DiMauro S, Spiegel R. Progress and problems in muscle glycogenoses. Acta Myol 2011; 30:96-102.
  2. Musumeci O, Bruno C, Mongini T, et al. Clinical features and new molecular findings in muscle phosphofructokinase deficiency (GSD type VII). Neuromuscul Disord 2012; 22:325-330.
  3. Toscano A, Musumeci O. Tarui disease and distal glycogenoses: clinical and genetic update. Acta Myol 2007; 26:105-107. 
  4. Lucia A, Martinuzzi A, Nogales-Gadea Get al. Clinical practice guidelines for glycogen storage disease V & VII (McArdle disease and Tarui disease) from an international study group. Neuromuscul Disord 2021; 31:1296-1310.

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