DMMD MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY DIABETES MELLITUS
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Definition / notes: | Uncommon forms of immune- mediated diabetes Other genetic syndromes sometimes associated with diabetes Down syndrome Klinefelter's syndrome Turner's syndrome Wolfram syndrome Friedreich's ataxia Huntington's chorea Lawrence-Moon Beidel syndrome Myotonic dystrophy Porphyria Prader-Willi syndrome Q82. What is myotonic dystrophy? Can it be treated? A. Myotonic dystrophy is a disease that usually affects adults but may have its onset in childhood. It is characterised by progressive weakness (dystrophy) and inability to relax muscles after contraction (myotonia). Additionally, this disease may include cataracts, diabetes, gonadal atrophy, personality changes, and a variety of other systemic conditions. No treatment is available for the weakness, but several drugs are effective in relieving the myotonic aspect of this disease. Myotonic dystrophy should be distinguished from myotonia congenita (Thomsen's disease), a familial condition characterised by myotonia and larges muscles; and from paramyotonia congenita, where myotonia and weakness are precipitated by exposure to cold. |
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