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We reviewed the diagnostic value of these two studies in the evaluation of AMC over a 23\u2010year period, analyzing 38 patients with AMC who had NCS\/EMG, muscle biopsy, or both. Final diagnoses were classified as neurogenic (8 patients), myopathic (10 patients), \u201cother\u201d (12 patients), or unknown (8 patients). Neither test alone had consistently high sensitivities, positive predictive values, or specificities. However, when NCS\/EMG and muscle biopsy were concordant for neurogenic or myopathic findings, they were more accurate than either test alone, especially for neurogenic diseases. Test results were most commonly discordant in patients with \u201cother\u201d or unknown diagnoses. These findings suggest that when the clinical evaluation indicates a specific syndromic, developmental, or exogenous cause, NCS\/EMG and muscle biopsy are not helpful and may not need to be performed. 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