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Can muscular dystrophy be detected at birth?
Muscular dystrophy (MD) can sometimes be suspected at birth based on physical examinations, but definitive diagnosis typically requires genetic testing or other assessments that may not be performed immediately. Certain types of MD, like Duchenne muscular dystrophy, can be identified through newborn screening tests that look for specific genetic markers or elevated levels of creatine kinase in the blood. Early detection is crucial for managing the condition and planning appropriate interventions, but it may not be possible to confirm the diagnosis until symptoms develop or through specialized testing later in infancy or early childhood.
What causes 3 to 4 week old lambs to suddenly become weak and can't stand?
White Muscle Disease (or muscular dystrophy) causes lambs to be week at birth or later on. It is usually caused by a lack of selenium or vitamin E.
What are the symptoms of congenital myotonic dystrophy?
Symptoms in the congenital form of myotonic dystrophy are evident at birth. Affected infants show muscle weakness, respiratory defects, and eventually, mental retardation
What symptoms of congential muscular dystrophy begin in infancy?
marked by severe muscle weakness from birth, with infants displaying "floppiness" and very little voluntary movement. Nonetheless, a child with CMD may learn to walk, either with or without some assistive device, and live into young adulthood or beyond
What are 2 human sex linked disorders?
Sex-linked disorders are those that are inherited from genes located on the sex chromosomes, X or Y in humans. Some examples of X-linked disorders are Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, hemophilia and red-green colorblindness. An example of a Y-linked disorder is called hairy ears.
A muscular organ know as the womb?
The womb is a muscular organ in the female reproductive system responsible for housing and nourishing a developing fetus during pregnancy. It is also known as the uterus and has the ability to expand to accommodate a growing baby before birth.
Did Dixie Carter have muscular torticollis?
Dixie Carter, the American actress and producer, is not widely reported to have had muscular torticollis. Muscular torticollis is a condition that causes the neck to twist to one side, often present at birth or developing in infancy. While Carter did face various health challenges later in life, there isn't specific public information linking her to this particular condition.
What types of medical professionals are involved in treatment of myotonic dystrophy?
Usually, a neurologist and a geneticist are consulted. Depending on the age of onset, the extent of professional help varies. When the age of onset is a birth or infancy, a cardiologist and a pulmonologist will be necessary
What's Scoliosis?
From the Mayo Clinic (see related link): Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty. While scoliosis can be caused by conditions and birth defects such as Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy and Spina Bifida (which I was born with), the cause of most scoliosis is unknown. Some with mild cases of Scoliosis are only monitored for progression while others may require bracing. In severe cases surgery may be required.
How is scoliosis transmitted?
A disease is an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning. Scoliosis definitely qualifies.
How many different types of muscular dystrophy are there?
Three main typesSpastic (most common)DyskineticAtaxic (least common)CP can also be a combination of more than one type, each have there own unique characteristics. CP can also affect a different number of limbs - it can be quadriplegic (all four limbs affected), triplegic (three limbs affected), diplegic (two limbs affected), monoplegic (one limb affected), or hemiplegic (one side of the body)
What kind of diseases that can not be spread?
if the disease can't be spread than how did the infected person get it in the first place? unless you conside alcoholism, birth defects (such as congenital muscular torticollis), ect. diseases, its impossible.
