Hearing loss in myotonic dystrophy
โ Scribed by Dr. Robert B. Wright; Russell H. Glantz; Jaynee Butcher
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 247 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a highly variable multisystemic disease belonging to the rather special class of trinucleotide expansion disorders. DM results from dynamic expansion of a perfect (CTG) n repeat situated in a gene-dense region on chromosome 19q. Based on findings in patient materials or ce
## Abstract Myotonic dystrophy in the neonate is commonly accompanied by facial diplegia, generalized muscular hypotonia, talipes equinovarus, and muscular respiratory failure. The gastrointestinal manifestations of this disease include poor sucking, choking, regurgitation, aspiration, and swallowi