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Double trouble in a patient with myotonia.
BMJ case reports - 14 Feb 2013
Hehir Michael K, Logigian Eric, Raja Rayan Dipa L, Ciafaloni Emma
Abstract excerpt
Non-dystrophic myotonias (NDM) are characterised by muscle stiffness during voluntary movement owing to delayed skeletal muscle relaxation caused by mutations in the chloride (CLCN1) and sodium (SCN4A) skeletal muscle channel genes. Late onset acid maltase deficiency (AMD) is characterised by progressive respiratory and proximal muscle weakness; electrical but not clinical myotonia can be observed. Case report of...
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