Symptomatic Treatment of Myotonia Atrophica

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...

etiology, significance, diagnosis and treatment of bruxiam

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Nifedipine in the treatment of myotonia in myotonic dystrophy.

Abnormal calcium transport may be implicated in the membrane defect in myotonic dystrophy. A single blind crossover trial of placebo (t.i.d.), nifedipine 10 mg (t.i.d.) and nifedipine 20 mg (t.i.d.), was performed in 10 patients with myotonic dystrophy. The severity of myotonia was assessed by measuring finger extension time after maximum voluntary finger flexion. A significant improvement in m...