Single muscle assessment for diagnosing sarcopenia is inherently flawed

I found the article by Boriesosdick et  al.1 engaging, as they delved into a retrospective examination of sarcopenia's prognostic implications in 189 patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy following acute ischaemic stroke. Their use of masseter muscle on transverse cross-sectional images as a proxy of body skeletal muscle mass i s, however, particularly noteworthy. It is pivotal to recognize that sarcopenia, per the widely accepted definition by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2), encompasses three facets (1) low muscle strength, (2) low muscle quantity or quality, and (3) low physical perfor mance.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research