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LANDOUZY-DEJERINE ATROPHY [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

A hereditary form of progressive muscular dystrophy with onset in childhood or adolescence.

CONT

[Landouzy-Dejerine atrophy is] characterized by atrophy changes in muscles of shoulder girdle and face, inability to raise arms above the head, myopathic facies, eyelids that remain partly open in sleep, and inability to whistle or purse lips.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
DEF

Myopathie à évolution lente, qui débute à la face, atteint ensuite la ceinture scapulaire, la racine des membres supérieurs, le thorax et exceptionnellement la ceinture pelvienne.

Key term(s)
  • dystrophie de Landouzy-Déjerine
  • myopathie facio-scapulo-humérale
  • atrophie de Déjerine-Landouzy

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