Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common adult-onset form of muscular dystrophy and a condition that severely ...

What is Guillain-Barré syndrome? Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is also called acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP). It's a neurological disorder in which the body's immune ...

How would you summarize your study for a lay audience? Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), a genetic disorder, shares overlapping features with chronic kidney disease, including progressive muscle ...

What is lower crossed syndrome? If you’ve been told that you have lower crossed syndrome (LCS), you might wonder what this condition is, what causes it, and how it is treated. Lower crossed ...

She also described other myotonic symptoms such as handgrip myotonia, and she noticed that cold temperatures seemed to worsen her stiffness. During her pregnancies at the ages of 19 years and 24 ...

Chronic fatigue syndrome — also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) OR systemic exertional intolerance disease (SEID)— is a serious, chronic illness that can ...

But for a small number of children, the infection triggers strange behavioral changes known as PANDAS syndrome. PANDAS stands for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with ...

We report on a preterm neonate of 30 weeks gestational age who presented with marked muscular hypotonia and severe respiratory failure at birth and was diagnosed with congenital myotonic dystrophy.