Medical condition factsheets from the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign are listed below.
See also:
medical issues factsheets and
living issues factsheets
This factsheet outlines the features associated with Becker muscular dystrophy, including diagnostic information, disease progression, and inheritance issues
Factsheet outlining Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, the different types, causes and how it is passed on. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease does not describe a single disorder, but a group of conditions that are superficially similar.
This factsheet contains information about central core disease
Congenital fibre type disproportion myopathy factsheet
The factsheet describes congenital myopathies especially minicore (multicore), how it presents, progresses, inheritance patterns and treatment.
This factsheet describes myopathies especially myotubular (centronuclear), how it presents, inheritance patterns, how the condition is diagnosed, rate of progression and treatment.
The factsheet describes congenital myopathies - especially nemaline. It covers how nemaline presents, inheritance patterns, recent genetic advances, how it is diagnosed, its progression and treatment.
Factsheet describes myotonic dystrophy, its rarity, symptoms, diagnosis, inheritance patternsand treatment.
Factsheet outlining the features associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, including diagnostic information, disease progression, and inheritance issues
Factsheet outlines some of the issues surrounding boys over eight with Duchenne and how the condition may affect their mobility. It focuses on their needs in school, home, post school education / employment, medical surveillance and respite care.
Factsheet outlining Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, how and which muscles it affects, how the condition can be improved, inheritance and similar conditions.
Factsheet outlining FSH muscular dystrophy, diagnosis, inheritance and other issues surrounding the condition
A factsheet that describes what inclusion body myositis is, how the condition is caused and how a diagnosis is made
A factsheet that describes what dermatomyositis is, its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
This factsheet explains about the manifestering carriers of duchenne md, their symptoms, diagnosis and other problems surrounding the condition.
Factsheet describes McArdle's disease, symptoms, exercise and treatment and other issues surrounding the condition.
Factsheet describing mitochondral myopathies, causes, diagnosis, treatment and other issues surrounding the condition.
A factsheet that describes Myasthenia Gravis, chances of developing the condition, symptoms and causes, classification of Myasthenia Gravis, treatment and other issues surrounding the condition.
Factsheet describes myopathy, causes, diagnosis and problems associated with the condition.
A factsheet on Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), progression, muscles affected, inheritance patterns and treatment.
Factsheet describing myotonic dystrophy, its inheritance patterns, causes, future advances, problems and management of the condition.
Factsheet describing oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD), sympyoms and signs, inheritance patterns, diagnosis and management.
Factsheet describes periodic paralyses, symptoms, the different types, causes, inheritance patterns and treatment.
Factsheet describing polymyositis, dermatomyositis and sarcoid myopathy, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
Factsheet outlining the features associated with limb girdle muscular dystrophy, how it is diagnosed and the different types of both recessive and dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy
Factsheet describes myotonia, its inheritance patterns, causes and other forms of myotonia.
A factsheet, written by the team at Hammersmith Hospital, about congenital muscular dystrophy
Information about congenital muscular dystrophy with rigidity of the spine, including RSMD1
Information about merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy
Information about Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy, how it is diagnosed and how it affects people who have it
A factsheet by Professor D.M Turnbull on metabolic disorders that cause pain and/or weakness on exercise.
Factsheet on Bethlem myopathy
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