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Results 1 - 10 of 45 for Progressive muscular dystrophy
  1. Duchenne muscular dystrophy 
    Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder. It involves muscle weakness , which quickly gets worse. ... Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a form of muscular dystrophy . It worsens quickly. Other muscular dystrophies (including Becker muscular dystrophy ) get ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000705.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 
    Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is a condition that causes muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue that gets worse over time.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000707.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Becker muscular dystrophy 
    Becker muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder that involves slowly worsening muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis. ... Becker muscular dystrophy is very similar to Duchenne muscular dystrophy . The main difference is that it gets worse at a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000706.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies 
    Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies include at least 33 different inherited diseases. These disorders first affect the muscles around the shoulder girdle and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000711.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Muscular dystrophy - resources 
    ... following organizations are good resources for information on muscular dystrophy : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002154.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Muscular dystrophy 
    Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of inherited disorders that cause muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue, ... many different types of MD. They include: Becker muscular ... dystrophy Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy Facioscapulohumeral ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001190.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Electromyography 
    ... nerve that controls shoulder movement and sensation) Becker muscular dystrophy (muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis) Brachial ... affecting the median nerve in the arm) Duchenne muscular dystrophy ... that involves muscle weakness) Facioscapulohumeral muscular ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003929.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Muscle biopsy 
    ... trichinosis or toxoplasmosis ) Inherited muscle disorders such as muscular dystrophy or congenital myopathy Metabolic defects of the muscle ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003924.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Scoliosis 
    ... affects the muscles. Problems can include cerebral palsy , muscular dystrophy , spina bifida, and polio . ... another serious disorder, such as cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy, so their goals of treatment may be much ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001241.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Malignant hyperthermia 
    ... the lungs Weak or deformed muscles (myopathy or muscular dystrophy ) ... for anyone with a family history of myopathy, muscular dystrophy, or MH.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001315.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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