The muscular dystrophies are commonly associated with cardiovascular complications, including cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmias. These complications are caused by intrinsic defects in ...

Myopathic (myo = muscle, pathy = disease) conditions can include polymyositis, dermatomyositis, inclusion body myositis, and various myopathies due to metabolic, congenital, and endocrine causes.

Oct. 24, 2024 — A new mouse model mimicking the liver symptoms of myotonic dystrophy type 1 -- the most prevalent form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy -- provides insight into why patients ...

The following is a summary of “Functional Outcome Measures to Optimize Drug Development in Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy ...

Common symptoms include thickening or weakening of the heart muscle (also known as severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), weakening of arm and leg muscles, poor muscle tone (also known as skeletal ...

CHENNAI: A young parent’s excitement knows no bounds to see their toddlers crawl, but what if the toddler’s movements are ...