BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

Course overview

BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (BMD) IS AN X-LINKED RECESSIVE DISORDER DUE TO MUTATION IN THE DYSTROPHIN GENE THAT RESULTS IN PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE DEGENERATION AND PROXIMAL MUSCLE WEAKNESS. THIS CONDITION IS LESS COMMON AND LESS SEVERE THAN DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (DMD). THE ONSET OF SYMPTOMS IS LATE COMPARED TO DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ALTHOUGH IT VARIES WIDELY BETWEEN 5 TO 60 YEARS OF AGE. THIS ACTIVITY COVERS THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND CARE OF THESE PATIENTS.