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Heart Drug Effective for Treating Symptom of Muscular Dystrophy by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Tue 04 May 2010 5:41pm A medication most often used to treat heart arrhythmias also reduces a central symptom of myotonic dystrophy, the most common type of muscular dystrophy in adults.... Currently there is no drug approved to treat myotonic dystrophy, an inherited disease that is marked by progressive muscle weakness. While the course of the disease can vary Read on »

Self Reporting of Children with Spina Bifida and Muscular Dystrophy by Your Therapy Source Posted Tue 23 Mar 2010 3:34am , the researchers compared parents and children's reports on the difficulty of daily activities and the severity of symptoms that the children with spina bifida and muscular dystrophy experience. The correlation of responses was high for objective and subjective responses. The researchers concluded that children with spina bifida and muscular dystrophy are "capable Read on »

Muscular Dystrophy site by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 01 Sep 2008 7:12pm This is a great blog all about muscular dystrophy Link: Muscular Dystrophy. http://mdystrophy.wordpress.com/ Read on »

Corneal dystrophy image by heru m. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 10:26am Corneal dystrophy photo ShareThis Read on »

Being pregnant with Myotonic dystrophy – Jodie’s story by Shona D. Posted Tue 28 Dec 2010 7:21am that by having Myotonic Dystrophy that any existing symptoms may be exaggerated especially the tiredness however was unsure if any further symptoms would develop. This was a worry... if it is this and if the symptoms are exacerbated by the Myotonic Dystrophy or two babies. It is very hard to gain any clarification around this. Twins born at 37+1 weeks. Born on 13th December 2010 at 7 Read on »

Being pregnant with Myotonic dystrophy by Shona D. Posted Wed 22 Dec 2010 3:47pm IVF cycle. See my about me page for full details. Myotonic dystrophy didn’t seem to have any effect on my pregnancy. Everything went smoothly and my Myotonic dystrophy symptoms didn’t get any worse. Everyone’s situation is different of course and I have a friend with Myotonic dystrophy whose symptoms did get worse. She had a really bad pregnancy Read on »

What Is The Risk Factor For Sudden Death in Patients With Myotonic Dystrophy? by Ng Peng Hock Patient Expert

Posted Sun 07 Sep 2008 2:15am When we talk about muscular dystrophy (MD), we refer it to a group of more than 30 genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles that control movement. Myotonic muscular dystrophy or in short myotonic dystrophy, being the most common form of MD, will cause a person prolonged muscle spasms Read on »

General Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome by franklinb Posted Fri 05 Mar 2010 12:00am , such as smoking, diabetes or circulatory problems. Possible Symptoms of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome / Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Symptoms of RSD/CRPS include chronic... General Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Information Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), also known as Complex Regional Pain Read on »

Member of the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation Community Support Group by Lisa Harvey Vittek Posted Thu 13 Aug 2009 7:59pm If you are looking for support for myotonic dystrophy or congenital myotonic dystrophy, join our online community at: www.community.myotonic.org . Read on »

Woman with muscular dystrophy has to crawl off plane by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 9:07pm There is an interesting discussion going on about this situation Link: F.R.I.D.A. . Woman with muscular dystrophy has to crawl off plane Read on »