myotonic muscular dystrophy : Definition, Usages, News and More
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myotonic muscular dystrophy
n a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is autosomal dominant
A Day for Dylan Fundraiser A perfect stranger helped organize a fundraiser on Sunday for a young boy who suffers from myotonic muscular dystrophy.
Sept. 15, 2013 - YNN Rochester
A Day For Dylan A Greece couple is struggling to meet the needs of their son born with a disability. Dylan Hopkins has Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy.
Sept. 12, 2013 - YNN Rochester