Name
DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
DESCRIPTION
DETAIL
DIFFERENT VARITIES : *DUCHENNES MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY * MYOTONIC MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY * LIMB-GIRDLE DYSTROPHY * FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL DYSTROPHY * FRIEDREICHS ATAXIA * EMERY-DREIFUSS & ASSOCIATED DISORDERS * BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY -------------------------------------------------------------------------- D.D. - THYROID DISEASE DIABETES URAEMIAECG - DUCHENNES MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY HAS UNIQUE ECG ABNORMALITY - TALL R WAVE IN RT. CHEST LEADS WITH R/S RATIO > 1.0, OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP Q-WAVE IN LIMB & LAT CHEST LEADS WITH VARIETY OF SUPRAVENTRICULAR OR VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS. * CPK - HIGH * CPK-MB - MAY BE HIGH IF HEART IS INVOLVED * ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY - MAY SHOW DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY * X-RAY CHEST - MAY SHOW CARDIAC DILATATION * PROMINENT PULMONARY VASCULATURE
TYPENOTES
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
CPK ( MALE ), CPK (MB), X-RAY CHEST P.A. VIEW( NORMAL ), COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, ELECTROMYOGRAPHY, ECG, NERVE CONDUCTION TEST