Patients present with ankle weakness followed by weakness of finger and wrist extensors and later on of proximal muscles. Ambulation is usually preserved. [orpha.net]

It is important to identify this entity on EMB, especially in those patients who primarily present with idiopathic RCMP without clinical skeletal myopathy, as in the present case. [ijpmonline.org]

The onset usually occurs in adult life (between the second and fourth decade) but may be congenital or present in early childhood. [medlink.com]

The most common type of nemaline rod myopathy presents in the infantile stage with 42% of patients presenting in the neonatal period. [6] While there has been an association with polyhydramnios, decreased fetal movements, and an abnormal fetal presentation [emedicine.medscape.com]

Patients 1–4 presented before age 30, display menadione–nitro blue tetrazolium–positive reducing bodies, and harbor mutations in the FHL1 LIM2 domain. Patient 5 presented at age 75 and has no reducing bodies, and his mutation is not in a LIM domain. [neurology.org]

• Hepatomegaly

  Physical examination revealed mildly elevated jugular venous pressure with prominent A-wave and palpable hepatomegaly. Chest X-ray showed generalized cardiomegaly [Figure 1]. [ijpmonline.org]

• Long Arm

  Mutations in genes DES, located on the long arm of chromosome 2 (2q35), Myot located on the long arm of chromosome 5 (5q31) and LDB3 located on the long arm of chromosome 10 (10q22.3 - q23.2 ) they are responsible for most cases. [ivami.com]

• Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block

  […] diagnosed to have RCMP with an incomplete right bundle branch block (RBBB). [ijpmonline.org]

• Right Bundle Branch Block

  […] diagnosed to have RCMP with an incomplete right bundle branch block (RBBB). [ijpmonline.org]

• Myocardial Fibrosis

  Myocardial fibrosis in desmin-related hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Cardiov Magn Reson 2010;12:68. [ijpmonline.org]

• Prominent A-Wave

  Physical examination revealed mildly elevated jugular venous pressure with prominent A-wave and palpable hepatomegaly. Chest X-ray showed generalized cardiomegaly [Figure 1]. [ijpmonline.org]

• Biventricular Hypertrophy

  Echocardiography revealed features of biventricular RCMP showing bilaterally enlarged atrial chambers, biventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction with a normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). [ijpmonline.org]

• Ventricular Hypertrophy

  Electrocardiography showed normal sinus rhythm with incomplete RBBB and left ventricular hypertrophy strain pattern. [ijpmonline.org]

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The material is in no way intended to replace professional medical care by a qualified specialist and should not be used as a basis for diagnosis or treatment. [orpha.net]

[…] abnormal bone formation, but there is no cure following onset Central core disease: no treatment Nemaline myopathy: no treatment Centronuclear (myotubular) myopathy: no treatment Paramyotonia congenita: treatment often unnecessary Myotonia congenita: [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

At present there is no curative treatment for individuals suffering from myofibrillar myopathy. Treatment is aimed at alleviating the symptoms; strengthen muscle power so that patient can live comfortable life. [tandurust.com]

The goal of treatment is to control the symptoms and build muscle strength, to allow the affected individual to live comfortably. [dovemed.com]

Treatment [ edit ] There is currently no cure for the disease but treatments to help the symptoms are available. [3] Prognosis [ edit ] Prognosis strongly depends on which subtype of disease it is. [en.wikipedia.org]

Prognosis The prognosis for patients with myopathy depends on the type and severity of the individual disease. In most cases, the myopathy can be successfully treated and the patient returned to normal life. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

[…] the condition, then genetic counseling will help assess risks, before planning for a child Active research is currently being performed to explore the possibilities for treatment and prevention of inherited and acquired genetic disorders What is the Prognosis [dovemed.com]

His mother refuses to ask for a prognosis, but she is thinking about applying for a Make-A-Wish trip. "He knows it is bad," she said. "He knows that it's not reversible." The disorder has spread, and there is no sign that it is slowing. [freep.com]

[…] especially in patients with AV block and skeletal myopathy. [6] The finding of myocardial fibrosis is especially noteworthy, as observed in our case, because some desmin-related cardiomyopathies with myocardial fibrosis have been related to patient prognosis [ijpmonline.org]

They are organised into groups, and further divided into clinical, etiological or histopathological sub-types. [orpha.net]

Abstract Restrictive cardiomyopathies in the pediatric population have diverse etiologies, including storage diseases like hemosiderosis, glycogenoses and desmin with its associated proteins. [ijpmonline.org]

Pathologists play an important role since etiological diagnosis of cause of cardiomyopathy will enable cardiologist for timely treatment of heart failure. [j-pcs.org]

(Etiology) Myofibrillar Myopathy could occur as a result of inherited gene mutations, or spontaneously in individuals with no known family members affected by the disorder. [dovemed.com]

Myofibrillar myopathies (MFMs) are a group of myopathies that share common morphological findings but have different molecular etiologies [ 6, 7 ]. [actaneurocomms.biomedcentral.com]

Relevant External Links for MYOT Genetic Association Database (GAD) MYOT Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) Navigator MYOT Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology: MYOT No data available for Genatlas for MYOT Gene Myotilin, a novel [genecards.org]

Epidemiology: Worldwide: Incidence:6 per 100,000 live births or 1/10th of all neuromuscular disorders. [slideshare.net]

This form has a wide range of symptoms and varies depending on the mutation made. [3] Pathophysiology [ edit ] The sarcomeres become misaligned and result in the disorganization of muscle fibers. [1] This mutation also results in muscle cell death by [en.wikipedia.org]

Not only did this mean the aggregates were not removed but the other pathways were prevented from taking over. [medicalxpress.com]

This condition enlarges (dilates) and weakens the cardiac muscle, preventing it from pumping blood efficiently. [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

There could also be associated pain and cramping of the muscles Treatment for Myofibrillar Myopathy is usually geared towards tackling the symptoms and making the individual feel comfortable Myofibrillar Myopathy is not a preventable condition; however [dovemed.com]

The goal is to prevent deformity and allow the patient to function as independently as possible. [encyclopedia.com]

This protein may have an important role to prevent the formation of intermediate filaments, in which formation mechanism involved other proteins such as desmin. Mutations in the gene CRYAB, give rise to type 2 myofibrillar myopathy (MFM2). [ivami.com]