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. 2016 Jan 26;86(4):391–398. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002324

Figure 2. Muscle MRI of the affected patients with HSPB8 variants.

Figure 2

(A) In patient III-2 (family 1), early diffuse degenerative changes are seen in the distal thigh muscles and in the lower legs, specifically in the gastrocnemius and peroneal muscles. (B) In patient II-2 (family 1), there is severe fatty degenerative replacement in the quadriceps muscles and milder in sartorius, gracilis, semimembranosus, and long head of biceps femoris. In the lower legs, there is generalized fatty replacement, although to a lesser extent in the left soleus and extensor digitorum longus. (C) In patient III-2 (family 2), fatty degenerative changes are present in the gluteus minimus and medius on the pelvic level, in the anterior compartment of the lower legs, and with more diffuse involvement in the thigh muscles.