![]() The chronic form of AIMDs affects 40–60% of alcoholics and is more common than other alcohol-induced diseases, for example, cirrhosis (15–20% of chronic alcoholics), peripheral neuropathy (15–20%), intestinal disease (30–50%) or cardiomyopathy (15–35%). ![]() ![]() Paradoxically, most texts on skeletal myopathies or scientific meetings covering muscle disease have generally ignored chronic alcoholic myopathy. The chronic form of AIMD is arguably the most prevalent skeletal muscle disorder in the Western Hemisphere affecting more than 2000 subjects per 100,000 population and is thus much more common than hereditary disorders such as Becker or Duchenne muscular dystrophy. ![]() Alcohol-induced muscle disease (AIMD) is a composite term to describe any muscle pathology (molecular, biochemical, structural or physiological) resulting from either acute or chronic alcohol ingestion or a combination thereof. ![]()
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