Response to question 1
The condition is described by researchers as nine groups of hereditary disorders affecting muscle strength among articulating nerves. They are Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Becker muscular dystrophy; Congenital MD; Emery-Dreifuss MD; Facioscapulohumeral MD; Distal MD; Myotonic MD; Oculopharyngeal MD and Limb-girdle MD (Motlagh, MacDonald, Tarnoplosky, 2005) A progressive pathophysiology begins with muscle weakness that gets worse over time. Some types start in early childhood and are linked to the male gender. Contractures could develop; then loss of balance and coordination; wasting of the muscle which is replaced by fatty tissue in some cases; sclerosis; difficulty in walking; frequent falls; ...
