CONGENITAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

Course overview

CONGENITAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY IS ONE OF THE VARIANTS OF MUSCLE WEAKNESS DISORDERS PRESENTING EARLY IN LIFE DURING INFANCY AND SOON AFTER BIRTH. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONGENITAL MYOPATHIES AND MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES IS THAT DYSTROPHIES ARE GRADUALLY PROGRESSIVE AND ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED MUSCLE BREAKDOWN WITH AGE. CONGENITAL MYOPATHIES SIGNIFY DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH MUSCLE WEAKNESS IN THE NEONATAL AGE GROUP, WHICH COULD BE SECONDARY TO GENETIC, METABOLIC, OR OTHER DISORDERS AND USUALLY HAVE A NON-PROGRESSIVE COURSE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CLASSIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.