Understanding Muscular Dystrophy - Symptoms
What Are the Symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy?
The symptoms of muscular dystrophy include:
- All forms: muscle weakness and progressive crippling;
- Myotonic: muscle spasms or stiffening after use, hand weakness, foot drop;
- Duchenne and Becker: clumsiness, frequent falling, difficulty getting up, waddling gait, curvature of the spine.
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Joseph R Carcione, MBA, DO on July 02, 2007
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