Newly identified neuromuscular disorders

Since the publication of the first issue in this series on neuromuscular diseases, several new disorders have been identified and important information has been learned on previously described disorders. With the advent of newer diagnostic techniques and increased recognition of the neuromuscular phenotype by veterinarians, the list continues to grow. This article focuses on the continually expanding spectrum of muscular dystrophies, recently identified nondystrophic myopathies with cytoarchitectural abnormalities, new peripheral neuropathies, and important new information on canine inflammatory myopathies.