Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy - Signs and Symptoms

Signs and Symptoms

Some early signs of HIBMs includes:

  • Difficulty walking on heels, and difficulty running;
  • Weak index finger;
  • Frequent loss of balance.
  • On muscle biopsy, the typical finding includes inclusion bodies, rimmed vacuoles and accumulation of aberrant proteins similar to those found in senile plaques of Alzheimer's disease (amyloid beta, hyperphosphorylated tau, amongst others).

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