STUDIES IN DYSTROPHIA MYOTONICA. IV. MYOTONIA: ITS NATURE AND OCCURRENCE
Authors: Abe Ravin, James J. Waring
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Article1 January 1940STUDIES IN DYSTROPHIA MYOTONICA. IV. MYOTONIA: ITS NATURE AND OCCURRENCEABE RAVIN, M.D., JAMES J. WARING, M.D., F.A.C.P.ABE RAVIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES J. WARING, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-7-1174 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAfter grasping an object with great force, a normal person is occasionally conscious of a little difficulty in relaxation. Because this difficulty is slight and occurs only under unusual circumstances, it is in no way disabling and therefore scarcely noticeable. As a result of an inherited defect, other persons are unable to relax their muscles rapidly after contractions of ordinary strength. Under these conditions the muscles remain contracted for some time after the effort to contract them has ceased. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Denver, Colorado*Read at the New Orleans meeting of the American College of Physicians March 31, 1939.From the Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Medical School and Hospitals, Denver, Colorado. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byVergleichende Untersuchungen der endokrinen Drüsen und der Enzymaktivitäten bei Dystrophia myotonica und Myotonia congenitaUntersuchungen zur Pathophysiologie und Therapie der Myotonien unter besonderer Ber�cksichtigung des ElektrolythaushaltesMyotonia Atrophica 1 January 1940Volume 13, Issue 7Page: 1174-1183KeywordsHospital medicineMusclesMyotonic dystrophy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1940 PDF downloadLoading ...