THE DIAPHRAGM IN DYSTROPHIA MYOTONICA
- 1 November 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 22 (4), 311-313
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.22.4.311
Abstract
On the basis of the 2 cases of dystrophia myotonica presented here and other clinical findings presented elsewhere, involvements and subsequent elevation of the diaphragm should come to be accepted as a variable feature of this disease. In one case reported by these authors a biopsy of the diaphragmatic muscle showed signs of muscle dystrophy such as atrophic fibers, fibrotic areas and excess adipose tissue.Keywords
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