Proximal myotonic myopathy (PROMM) presenting as myotonia during pregnancy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 144-149

  Newman, B ^a   Meola, G ^b   O'Donovan, D G ^c   Schapira, A H V ^d   Kingston, H ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Myotonia; Pregnancy; Proximal myotonic myopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; MYOPATHY; MYOTONIA; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION;

EID: 0032808817     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(98)00118-7     Document Type: Article

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