A Case of Myotonic Dystrophy with Percussion MyotoniaÂ

Authors: Hosseininejad SM, Maghsoodlou A and Hosseininejad FS*

DOI: 10.23880/pnboa-16000122

Volume 3, Issue 2

Abstract

Myotonic dystrophy is an autosomal dominant condition with a prevalence of 1 in 8000. Here we introduce a unique case this condition presenting percussion myotonia; its diagnosis is usually made clinically and using Electromyography Nerve Conduction Study. Phenytoin and mexiletine are the preferred agents for whom requiring an anti-myotonic drug

Keywords: Myotonic dystrophy; Myotonia; Percussion myotonia 

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