MYOTONIA ATROPHICA
\mˌa͡ɪətˈə͡ʊni͡əɹ atɹˈɒfɪkə], \mˌaɪətˈəʊniəɹ atɹˈɒfɪkə], \m_ˌaɪ_ə_t_ˈəʊ_n_iə_ɹ a_t_ɹ_ˈɒ_f_ɪ_k_ə]\
Definitions of MYOTONIA ATROPHICA
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a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by facial weakness and drooping eyelids and difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and hips
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a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and hips.
By Princeton University
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An autosomal dominant neuromuscular disorder which usually presents in early adulthood, characterized by progressive muscular atrophy (most frequently involving the hands, forearms, and face), myotonia, frontal baldness, lenticular opacities, and testicular atrophy. Cardiac conduction abnormalities, diaphragmatic weakness, and mild mental retardation may also occur. Congenital myotonic dystrophy is a severe form of this disorder, characterized by neonatal MUSCLE HYPOTONIA, feeding difficulties, respiratory muscle weakness, and an increased incidence of MENTAL RETARDATION. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1423-5; Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch16, pp16-7)
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