MYOTONIA DYSTROPHICA: REPORT OF SIX CASES IN ONE FAMILY, WITH AN ANALYSIS OF THE METABOLIC DEFECTS
Authors: C M HOLLAND, S R HILL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Article1 April 1956MYOTONIA DYSTROPHICA: REPORT OF SIX CASES IN ONE FAMILY, WITH AN ANALYSIS OF THE METABOLIC DEFECTSCLAUDE M. HOLLAND JR., M.D., S. RICHARDSON HILL JR., M.D.CLAUDE M. HOLLAND JR., M.D., S. RICHARDSON HILL JR., M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-44-4-738 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONMyotonia dystrophica is a familial disorder with multisystem involvement characterized by myotonia, atrophy of distal muscle components, cataracts, frontal baldness and various endocrinopathies. Myotonia, a prolonged muscular contraction, or a delayed relaxation following a voluntary, mechanical or electrically initiated contraction, is most pronounced in the first contraction following rest and is frequently aggravated by cold. Conversely, it is greatly improved by warmth and progressively diminishes with each succeeding contraction. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Birmingham, Alabama*Received for publication September 30, 1955.From the Department of Medicine, The Medical College of Alabama, and the Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama.†Trainee of the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, U. S. Public Health Service. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMyotonic dystrophy in pregnancyTHYROID ABNORMALITIES IN PATIENTS WITH MYOTONIC DYSTROPHYDuchenne electrocardiogram in myotonia dystrophicaMYOTONIC DYSTROPHY: HAZARDS OF PREGNANCY AND INFANCYPrimäre, degenerative MyopathienVergleichende Untersuchungen der endokrinen Drüsen und der Enzymaktivitäten bei Dystrophia myotonica und Myotonia congenitaOn the function of the endocrine glands in myotonic muscular dystrophyMYOTONIA DYSTROPHICA: A CASE REPORT WITH SEX CHROMATIN STUDIES*JAMES W. LEDWITH, ROBERT J. 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