Myotonia Atrophica, with Cataracts

The Heart in Myotonia Atrophica.

The heart in myotonia atrophica.

Heart Disease as the Presenting Feature in Myotonia Atrophica.

Nearly 20 years ago Evans (1944) suggested that the cardiac abnormalities that are associated with myotonia atrophica might in some cases be an important aid to the early diagnosis of this disease. This report concerns a patient who was first thought to be a case of non-specific myocarditis, but who later proved to be one of cardiomyopathy due to myotonia atrophica after a family history of thi...

Hypothyroidism with true myotonia.

A patient with subclinical hypothyroidism who presented with true myotonia is described. There was no evidence that either he or members of his family had dystrophia myotonica or myotonia congenita. Treatment with thyroxine resolved his symptoms completely.

Colchicine-induced myopathy with myotonia.

Patient: A 79-year-old man presented with progressive weakness especially in the muscles of his lower limbs for about ten days before admission. He was diabetic, hypertensive and had coronary arterial disease with congestive heart failure for many years. He also had chronic renal insufficiency with a serum creatinine of 1.9 mg/dL. He had been treated with colchicine for gouty arthritis for the ...