types of muscular diseases
There are nine types of muscular dystrophy, with each type involving an eventual loss of strength, increasing disability, and possible deformity. The most well known of the muscular dystrophies is Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) , followed by Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) .acioscapulohumeral. childhood to early adults. Symptoms include facial muscle weakness and weakness with some wasting of shoulders and upper arms; progression is slow with periods of rapid deterioration; life span may be many decades after onset.
1 Myotonic (also called MMD or Steinert's disease). 2  The most common form of muscular dystrophy in adults, myotonic muscular dystrophy affects both men and women, and it usually appears any time from early childhood to adulthood. 3  In rare cases, it appears in newborns (congenital MMD). Duchenne. 2  The most common form of muscular dystrophy in children, Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects only males. 3  It appears between the ages of 2 and 6. 4  The muscles decrease in size and grow weaker over time yet may appear larger.