OVERVIEW Flashcards
1
Q
what are the types of neurofibromatosis?
A
type I von recklinghausen’s disease
type II
2
Q
what are the degenerating diseases affecting motor neurons?
A
amyotrphic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
3
Q
what are the muscular dystrophies?
A
x-linked
- duchennes muscular dystrophy
- becker’s muscular dustrophy
autosomal
- limb girdle muscular dystrophy
- myotonic dystrophy
4
Q
what are the congenital myopathies?
A
central core disease
nemaline myopathy
centronuclear myopathy
5
Q
myopathies assoc with inborn errors of metabolism?
A
glycogen storage disease
lipid myopathies
mitochondrial myopathies
6
Q
what are the toxic myopathies?
A
drug induced myopathy
- cushing syndrome
- chloroquine
thyrotoxic myopathy
ethanol
7
Q
what are the diseases of the neuromuscular junction?
A
myasthenia gravis
lambert eaton myasthenia syndrome
8
Q
characterized by widespread msk pain and tenderness?
A
fibromyalgia
