RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Marciniak, Bruno
A1 Dalens, Bernard J.
SR Print(0)
ID 58077148
T1 Myotonic Dystrophy
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications
YR 2006
FD 2006
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071354554
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58077148
RD 2024/04/19
AB Congenital  anomaly  of  an  ionic  channel  resulting  in  a  multisystemic  disease  with  anomalies  of  skeletal,  smooth,  and  cardiac  muscles.  May  cause  mental  deficiency  and  loss  of  hair.  The  more  obvious  features  are  muscle  rigidity  and  lack  of  muscle  relaxation  after  contraction.  Onset  occurs  during  early  adulthood.  However,  it  may  occur  at  any  age  and  is  extremely  variable  in  degree  of  severity.  Progression  of  the  disease  is  slow,  sometimes  evolving  over  50  to  60  years.  There  appear  to  be  at  least  two  forms.