Neuromuscular disorders with cardiac involvement
Evidence-based neurology checklist on neuromuscular disorders with cardiac involvement: Muscle diseases with cardiac manifestations Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) Myotonic dystrophy Emery Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) Mitochondrial disease e.g. Kearns…
Muscle diseases with cardiac manifestations
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
- Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD)
- Myotonic dystrophy
- Emery Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD)
- Mitochondrial disease e.g. Kearns Sayre’s syndrome (KSS)
- Carnitine deficiency
- Polymyositis
- Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) 1B, 2C and 2F
- Friedreich’s ataxia (FA)
Cardiovascular disorders complicating neuromuscular diseases
References
- Ropper AH, Brown RH. Principles of Neurology Eighth Edition. McGraw Hill New York 2005 p1200.
- Sachdev B, Elliott PM, McKenna WJ. Cardiovascular complications of neuromuscular disorders. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 2002; 4:171-179.
- Bouhouch R, Elhouari T, Oukerraj L, et al. Management of cardiac involvement in neuromuscular diseases: review. Open Cardiovasc Med J 2008; 2:93-96.
- Hsu DT. Cardiac manifestations of neuromuscular disorders in children. Paediatr Respir Rev 2010; 11:35-38.
