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myotoniaDisorder causing difficulty relaxing contracted voluntary muscles. All or only a few may be affected. Myotonia seems to originate in the muscles (myopathy) rather than the nervous system. Certain toxins can cause it. A hereditary form, myotonia congenita (Thomsen disease), can affect eyelid and eye motion, swallowing, or talking. Quick movements cause muscle stiffening. There is also a myotonic form of muscular dystrophy. Analgesics, anesthetics, and anticonvulsant drugs can alleviate the symptoms. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| renal failure, electrolyte imbalances, spinal cord injury, arthritis, heart disease, diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel syndrome, colon cancer, painful lesions in the rectal or anal region, obstructing neoplasms, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, myotonic dystrophy, stroke, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, untreated hypothyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, hypercalcemia, and symptoms of depression, dementia, psychosis, and acute confusion). Fragile X syndrome, myotonic dystrophy, and Huntington disease are a few of these devastating diseases, which become increasingly severe and have earlier onsets in successive generations, a process known as anticipation. 3) Other syndromes with similar facies include myotonic dystrophy, Langer-Giedion syndrome, DiGeorge syndrome, and trichorhinophalangeal syndrome. |
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