A Case of Muscular Dystrophy Pseudo-Hypertrophic Type
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" atrophy of the skeletal muscles from congenital defect and subsequent pathological change, unassociated with any lesion of the nervous system, and characterised by progressive muscular wasting" and weakness during infancy and childhood."(l) The patient, a young Wazir Pathan, aged about 8, was brought to hospital with the history of 4 years' difficulty in walking, with frequent falls when walking or standing. On enquiry, his maternal uncle 'was said to have died in early life from a disease with similar symptoms. The patient's childhood had been apparently normal, until about the age of 4, when it was noticed that his arms were losing power and his gait becoming peculiar. His previous history afforded no help, the patient having always been healthy.
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