Symptoms of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

Symptoms of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy includes the 13 symptoms listed below:

• Progressive ptosis
• Progressive swallowing difficulty
• Characteristic face
• Progressive weakness of eye muscles
• Progressive weakness of throat muscles
• Progressive weakness of eyelids
• Progressive facial muscle weakness
• Progressive limb muscle weakness
• Difficulty keeping eyes open
• Difficulty swallowing
• Droopy eyelids
• Tongue weakness
• Tongue wasting
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Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: Complications

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Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy Symptoms: Book Excerpts

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Less Common Symptoms of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy:

Ocassionally other symptoms may also present themselves as symptoms of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy. 4 of the more common ones are included in the list below:

• Weak facial muscles
• Weak eye muscles
• Weak limb-girdle muscles
• Hearing problems

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Difficulty swallowing - see all causes of Swallowing difficulty
• Droopy eyelids - see all causes of Droopy eye-lid
• Tongue weakness - see all causes of Tongue weakness

Medical Books Online about Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy.

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Symptoms of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: Online Medical Books

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Muscular dystrophy: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Although all four types of muscular dystrophy cause progressive muscular deterioration, the degree of severity and age of onset vary.

Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy begins insidiously, between ages 3 and 5. Initially, it affects leg and pelvic muscles but eventually spreads to the involuntary muscles. Muscle weakness produces a waddling gait, toe walking, and lordosis. Children with this disorder have difficulty climbing stairs, fall down often, can’t run properly, and their scapulae flare out (or “wing”) when they raise their arms. Calf muscles especially become enlarged and firm. Muscle deterioration progresses rapidly, and contractures develop. Some have abrupt intermittent oscillations of the irises in response to light (Gower’s sign). Usually, these children are confined to wheelchairs by ages 9 to 12. Late in the disease, progressive weakening of cardiac muscle causes tachycardia, electrocardiogram abnormalities, and pulmonary complications. Death commonly results from sudden heart failure, respiratory failure, or infection.

Signs and symptoms of Becker’s muscular dystrophy resemble those of Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy, but they progress more slowly. Although symptoms start around age 5, the patient can still walk well beyond age 15 — sometimes into his 40s.

Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy is a slowly progressive and relatively benign form of muscular dystrophy that commonly occurs before age 10 but may develop during early adolescence. Initially, it weakens the muscles of the face, shoulders, and upper arms but eventually spreads to all voluntary muscles, producing a pendulous lower lip and absence of the nasolabial fold. Early symptoms include the inability to pucker the mouth or whistle, abnormal facial movements, and the absence of facial movements when laughing or crying. Other signs consist of diffuse facial flattening that leads to a masklike expression, winging of the scapulae, the inability to raise the arms above the head and, in infants, the inability to suckle.

Limb-girdle dystrophy follows a similarly slow course and commonly causes only slight disability. Usually, it begins between ages 6 and 10; less commonly, in early adulthood. Muscle weakness first appears in the upper arm and pelvic muscles. Other symptoms include winging of the scapulae, lordosis with abdominal protrusion, waddling gait, poor balance, and the inability to raise the arms.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Ptosis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

An infant with congenital ptosis has a smooth, flat upper eyelid, without the eyelid fold normally caused by the pull of the levator muscle; associated weakness of the superior rectus muscle isn’t uncommon.

The child with unilateral ptosis that covers the pupil can develop an amblyopic eye from disuse or lack of eye stimulation. In bilateral ptosis, the child may elevate his brow in an attempt to compensate, wrinkling his forehead in an effort to raise the upper lid. Also, the child may tilt his head backward to see.

In myasthenia gravis, ptosis results from fatigue and characteristically appears in the evening, but is relieved by rest.

Ptosis due to oculomotor nerve damage produces a fixed, dilated pupil; divergent strabismus; and slight depression of the eyeball.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy, it is also important to consider Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy may cause:

• Blepharoptosis
• DNA repeat expansion
• Dysphagia
• External ophthalmoplegia
• Trinucleotide repeat expansion

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: Onset and Incubation

Onset of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: Usually in the 5th and 6th decade

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About signs and symptoms of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy. This signs and symptoms information for Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy signs or Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Oculopharyngeal 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 Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy symptoms.

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