Patients with myotonic dystrophy face unique challenges in managing their health, from navigating complex care needs to overcoming barriers to physical activity. 1-2 Recent studies presented at ...

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common adult-onset form of muscular dystrophy and a condition that severely ...

Gottfried, who famously voiced Iago in Disney's 1992 classic Aladdin, had been dealing with recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II, his longtime friend and publicist ...

In recent years, a growing understanding of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1)—an often fatal, devastating, rare neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and other life-limiting ...

Muscles in the face, shoulders, arms and legs begin to ... Avidity Biosciences is also testing treatments for myotonic ...

These therapies aim to treat rare muscle disorders like myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The company is ...

Patients with myotonic dystrophy have smaller hearts, and lower systolic and diastolic blood pressures and pulse rates. They have impaired autonomic reflexes, measured by orthostatic, Valsalva ...

We report on a preterm neonate of 30 weeks gestational age who presented with marked muscular hypotonia and severe respiratory failure at birth and was diagnosed with congenital myotonic dystrophy.

Muscular Dystrophy (MD ... mobility into adulthood. - Myotonic MD adds muscle stiffness and cardiac issues, while Facioscapulohumeral MD targets the face, shoulders, and upper arms.

Researchers focused on Myotonic Dystrophy 1 heart problems are testing a novel approach to restore normal function.