Article
Childhood-onset oculopharyngodistal myopathy with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Aug 1995
Amato A A, Jackson C E, Ridings L W, Barohn R J
Abstract excerpt
Oculopharyngodistal myopathy is characterized by the adult onset of ptosis, external ophthalmoplegia, dysphagia, and distal weakness. Although dysphagia is common, other gastrointestinal involvement has not been described. We report a case with childhood onset who developed chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction. Other myopathies associated with ophthalmoplegia and intestinal pseudo-obstruction such as...
Topics
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Child
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
- Muscular Dystrophies
- Oculomotor Muscles
- Pharyngeal Muscles
- Radiography