McLeod syndrome is a new cause of axial muscle weakness Jordi Díaz-Manera MD PhD 1,2 , Javier Sotoca-Fernández MD 1 , Alicia Alonso-Jiménez MD 1,2 , María Eugenia Marzo MD 3 , Eduard Gallardo PhD 1,2 , Sonia Segovia-Simón 1,2 , Ana María Siles 1,2 , Isabel Illa MD PhD 1,2 , Javier Pagonabarraga MD PhD 1 . 1. Neurology department. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau. Barcelona. Spain. 2. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER). 3. Servicio de Neurología, Hospital San Pedro, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. Corresponding author: Jordi Díaz-Manera. Neuromuscular disorders Unit. Neurology department. Sant Antoni Mª Claret 167. PC: 08025. Barcelona Spain. Email: jdiazm@santpau.cat Number of words in manuscript: 978 Running title: Axial myopathy secondary to McLeod syndrome The authors confirm that they have read the Journal’s recommendations regarding ethical publication and confirm that this report complies with the stated guidelines. None of the authors have any conflict of interest to disclose This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as an ‘Accepted Article’, doi: 10.1002/mus.26086 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.