Signs of Muscular Dystrophy

What are the signs of Muscular Dystrophy?

The phrase "signs of Muscular Dystrophy" should, strictly speaking, refer only to those signs and symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy that are not readily apparent to the patient. The word "symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy" is the more general meaning; see symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy.

The signs and symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy. This medical information about signs and symptoms for Muscular Dystrophy has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Muscular Dystrophy signs or Muscular Dystrophy symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Muscular Dystrophy symptoms.

List of symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy:

The list of medical symptoms mentioned in various sources for Muscular Dystrophy includes those listed below. Note that Muscular Dystrophy symptoms usually refers to various medical symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Muscular Dystrophy signs may often refer to those signs that are only noticable by a doctor:

• Gait problems
• Waddling gait
• Falls
• Difficulty standing up
• Difficulting climbing stairs
• Difficulty descending stairs
• Lordosis
• Firm-looking muscles
• Enlarged muscles
• Enlarged calf muscles

More symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy:

More detailed symptom information may be found on the symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy article. In addition to the above medical information, to get a full picture of the possible signs or symptoms of this condition and also possibly the signs and symptoms of its related medical conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Muscular Dystrophy, underlying causes of Muscular Dystrophy, associated conditions for Muscular Dystrophy, risk factors for Muscular Dystrophy, or other related conditions.

Medical articles on signs and symptoms:

These general reference articles may be related to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

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