Muscular Dystrophy Flashcards
What are muscle fibres made of?
myofibrils
What are fascicles?
Create the body of the muscle, is the target of muscular cell atrophy
What is the cause of Muscular Dystrophy?
Mutation to the Dystrophin Gene (DMD)
What is the most common type of Muscular Dystrophy?
Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy
What chromosome is DMD located on?
X chromosome
Muscular Dystrophy
Hereditary, chronic, progressive, non-inflammatory disease of striated muscle
Symptoms of DMD
progressive muscle weakness and degeneration, fatigue, learning difficulties, muscle necrosis & atrophy, respiratory and circulatory issues, cardiopulmonary failure, loss of ambulation, death
Gower’s Maneuver
The way the patient tries to get up to their feet while experiencing muscle weakness