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Disease Information for Erb's Muscular Dystrophy/Limb Girdle MD

Clinical Manifestations

Signs & Symptoms

Adolescent

Arm/shoulder weakness (symptom)

Bilateral Shoulder Muscle pain/Weakness

Muscle Atrophy

Muscle weakness

Pelvic/limb girdle weakness/bilateral

Proximal muscle weakness

Proximal symmetrical muscle weakness

Shoulder/limb girdle weakness/bilateral

Unable to stand up from sitting position

Weak/Weak as a kitten (symptom)

Weakness, arms, bilateral

Winging of scapula

Hyporeflexia/DTRs decreased

Limb weakness/signs

Waddling Trendelenberg Gait

Weakness/Diffuse motor loss

Child won't walk

Balance problems

Difficulty raising arms

Enervated/extreme acute fatigue

Falling

Muscle Wasting/Diffuse

Weakness

Disease Progression

Course/Chronic disorder

Course/Chronic only

Course/Life-span decreased

Course/Progressive

Course/Progressive/slowly chronic illness

Onset/Young adult

Demographics & Risk Factors

Population Group

Child

Population/Pediatrics population

Young Adult

Family History

Family history/Muscle disease/Muscular dystrophy

Sex & Age Groups

Population/Adolescent

Population/Adult ('twenties')

Population/Adult/all

Population/Child

Population/Children/all

Population/Male

Population/Pre-teen

Population/Twenties-Adult/female

Population/Twenties-Adult/male

Population/Young adult

Laboratory Tests

Abnormal Lab Findings - Increased

Aldolase, serum (Lab)

Diagnostic Test Results

Pathology

BX/Muscle Biopsy Abnormal

BX/Muscle biopsy/Fiber atrophy

BX/Muscle biopsy/Increased interstitial tissue

BX/Muscle biopsy/Increased sarcolemma nuclei

BX/Muscle Biopsy/Loss striation/swelling

BX/Muscle biopsy/muscle fiber degeneration

Electrodiagnosis

EMG/Abnormal findings

EMG/Muscular Dystrophic signs

Associated Diseases & Rule outs

Associated Disease & Complications

Erbs Muscular Dystrophy/Limb Girdle MD

Muscular dystrophy

Ineffective Cough or Reflex

Disease Mechanism & Classification

Class

CLASS/Pediatric disorders (ex)

CLASS/Extremities/Digits/Hand feet disorder (category)

CLASS/Muscle disorder (ex)

CLASS/Muscle/tendon/extremities (category)

CLASS/Striated muscle disorder (ex)

Pathophysiology

Pathophysiology/Sporadic/hereditary/process

Pathophysiology/Maternal Chromosome mutation

Process

PROCESS/Atrophic disorders (ex)

PROCESS/Autosomal dominant hereditary disease (ex).

PROCESS/Autosomal recessive disorder (ex)

PROCESS/Degenerative/necrosis disorder (category)

PROCESS/Developmental/delayed expression disorder (ex)

PROCESS/Dystrophic disorder (ex)

PROCESS/Genetic disorder/Spontaneous mutations/sporadic

PROCESS/INCIDENCE/Rare disease (ex)

PROCESS/Use/Age/atrophic disorder (category)

PROCESS/Muscular dystrophy disorder (ex)

Synonyms

Synonym

dystrophy muscular limb girdle, Leyden Mobius muscular dystrophy, Leyden Möbius muscular dystrophy, Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophies, Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (disorder), limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD), limb girdle muscular weakness and atrophy, limb girdle syndrome, limb girdle syndrome (LGS), Muscular Dystrophies Limb Girdle, Muscular Dystrophy Limb Girdle, MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY LIMB GIRDLE TYPE, myopathic limb girdle syndrome, Synonym/Erb Juvenile Muscular dystrophy, Synonym/Limb Girdle Muscular dystrophy/Erb's, Synonym/Muscular Dystrophy/Limb girdle type, Synonym/Scapulohumeral muscular dystrophy/Erb's

Treatment

Other Treatments

TX/Physical therapy

Definition

Muscular Dystrophy, Limb Girdle; Erb Muscular Dystrophy; LGMD; Leyden-Moebius Muscular Dystrophy; Pelvofemoral Muscular Dystrophy; Proximal Muscular Dystrophy; Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy is a group of inherited, progressive disorders that are characterized by weakness and wasting (atrophy) of muscles of the hip and shoulder areas; Several different forms of the disorder have been identified that are caused by abnormal changes (mutations) of certain genes; Of these disease subtypes, at least eight have autosomal recessive inheritance and at least three are transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait; In most individuals with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, associated symptoms and findings become apparent during childhood; However, less commonly, symptom onset may begin during adolescence or adulthood; Muscle weakness may spread from the lower limbs to the upper limbs or vice versa; Although the disorder typically progresses slowly, some affected individuals experience rapid disease progression---------[NORD]--------------------

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External Links Related to Erb's Muscular Dystrophy/Limb Girdle MD

PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

NGC (National Guideline Clearinghouse)

Medscape (eMedicine)

Harrison's Online (accessmedicine)

NEJM (The New England Journal of Medicine)

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