Muscular dystrophy

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Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) has many different forms which may lead to serious problems associated with surgery and anesthesia (1). Although, the sole use of central neuraxial anesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks seem to be safer than general anesthesia in adult patients with CMD), the majority of these techniques require deep sedation or general anesthesia in children (2). A 6.5-year-old girl with the diagnosis of merosin-positive CMD (weight 23 kg, height 123 cm) was scheduled for…

sometimes fall may also occur at this stage the boy began to study and / or behavioral difficulties. Between eight and eleven years old, the boy became unable to walk, realizing that the child's problem might be caused by a rare disease of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and that he could do some reliable checks. All the sick boy's blood has an exceptionally high content of this kind of called creatine kinase. Most of the hospital's laboratory can do this check.…

responsibilities. It is the intent of this paper to discuss the illness of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Included will be information regarding the course of illness, stressful effects on the family unit, the role of the nurse, consumer groups to help families cope, and strategies to promote optimal wellness. Course of Ilness Duchene Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a rapidly progressive form of Muscular Dystrophy characterized by muscle weakness, wasting, and contractures in young boys (Wong,…

called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). This is a disorder that is characterized by progressive muscle degeneration, and it is often found in males during childhood. Teagan was diagnosed with DMD at the age of 6. They started noticing differences in things that their younger son, Josten, was able to do that Teagan never did, so they asked the pediatrician at Teagan’s 6 year check up. The pediatrician had Teagan do a series of exercises and concluded that Teagan had some sort of Muscular…

X-Recessive Disorders Becker's muscular dystrophy Becker’s muscular dystrophy is one of the nine types of muscular dystrophies that are genetic, deteriorative diseases affecting the voluntary muscles. It is an X-linked recessive disorder that is located at DMD. Symptoms that are shown with BMD are generally shown in late childhood or adolescence. Some of the symptoms include generalized weakness that first affect muscles of the pelvic area, hips, thighs and shoulders. Most of the people…

Dysarthria is a collective term used to describe a group of motor speech disorders. (17) It is caused by the underlying neurological deficits that impact the muscular control and execution of movement required for speech production. (18) Dysarthria is a common symptom of many neurological disorders, and the features of the speech dysfunction are distinctive. (17) Classic dysarthric presentations are characterised by a disturbance in the subsystems of speech, namely respiration, phonation,…

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Muscular degenerative disease is a malfunction in the body that often weakens the skeletal muscles and prevents function in the body. The disease was discovered in 1861 by a French neurologist named Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne, but the discovery of the cause was founded in 1886 ("Diseases - DMD”). One particular muscular dystrophy that affects children is called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) in which a small percentage of boys are born with. DMD is a muscular disease that causes…