Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Symptoms & Signs (Pseudohypertrophic Muscular Dystrophy)

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Alternate Names : Pseudohypertrophic Muscular Dystrophy

The symptoms include:

large calf muscles

walking on the toes

using the hands to rise from a sitting position, called Gower's sign

progressive muscle deterioration, starting with the muscles nearest the hips

curvature of the spine

enlargement of the heart muscle

intellectual impairment

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Author: Susan Woods, MD
Reviewer: Ronald Jorgenson, DDS, PhD, FACMG
Date Reviewed: 07/27/01

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