Early onset myotonic dystrophy in association with polyneuropathy.
A patient with early onset of myotonic dystrophy, with associated neuropathy and epilepsy, is presented. It is postulated that his disorder was inherited through a recessive, pleomorphic gene. His differential diagnosis is discussed and the literature reviewed. The clinical variability of myotonic dystrophy is stressed and the diagnostic difficulties encountered in the younger age group.
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*