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Inherited Muscular Disorders
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Introduction to Inherited Muscular Disorders
Congenital muscular dystrophy
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Becker Muscular Dystrophy
General reference
Symptoms and Signs
Duchenne dystrophy
Becker dystrophy
Symptoms and signs references
Diagnosis
Treatment
Corticosteroids for Duchenne dystrophy
Genetic therapy options for Duchenne dystrophy
Treatment references
Key Points
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Emery-Dreifuss Dystrophy
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
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Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
General reference
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Treatment reference
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Limb-Girdle Dystrophy
References
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Treatment reference
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Myotonic Dystrophy
Congenital myotonic dystrophy
General references
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Treatment references
Prognosis
Prognosis reference
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Myotonia Congenita
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
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Congenital Myopathies
Central Core Myopathy and Multiminicore Myopathy (Core Myopathies)
Centronuclear Myopathy
Nemaline Myopathy
Familial Periodic Paralysis
Symptoms and Signs
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis
Andersen-Tawil syndrome
Diagnosis
Treatment
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis
Andersen-Tawil syndrome
Key Points