POLY-HILL SIGN IN FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

Authors

D. Parissis
P. Papazafeiriou
Th. Afrandou
S.-A. Sintila
P. Ioannidis
N. Grigoriadis

Keywords:

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, scapular winging, poly-hill sign

Abstract

Patients with FSHD may show the so-called ‘poly-hill’ sign, resulting from selective wasting of scapulohumeral muscles. The presence of this sign is important in those FSHD cases in whom the facial involvement is doubtful or lower limb weakness is predominant.