Types of Muscular Dystrophy

• Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy - most common type of MD in adults
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - most common type in children
• Becker Muscular Dystrophy - a milder form of Duchenne MD
• Limb-girdle Muscular Dystrophy
• Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
• Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
• Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy
• Distal Muscular Dystrophy
• Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy
• Myotonic Dystrophy

Curable Types of Muscular Dystrophy:

• Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Rare Types of Muscular Dystrophy:

• Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
• Becker's dystrophy
• Autosomal dominant distal distal muscular dystrophy
• Emery- Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
• Oculopharyngeal dystrophy

Types discussion:

The major forms of MD include myotonic, Duchenne, Becker, limb-girdle, facioscapulohumeral, congenital, oculopharyngeal, distal and Emery-Dreifuss. Duchenne is the most common form of MD affecting children, and myotonic MD is the most common form affecting adults. MD can affect people of all ages. Although some forms first become apparent in infancy or childhood, others may not appear until middle age or later. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Muscular Dystrophy (MD) Information Page: NINDS)

Muscular Dystrophy: Related Disease Topics

More general medical disease topics related to Muscular Dystrophy include:

• Myopathy

Research More About Muscular Dystrophy

• Muscular Dystrophy: Introduction
• Symptoms: Muscular Dystrophy
• Complications: Muscular Dystrophy
• Treatments: Muscular Dystrophy

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