Proximal myotonic myopathy: Clinical, electrophysiological and pathological findings in a family

European Neurology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 50-53

  Kohler, Andre ^a,b   Burkhard, P ^a   Hefft, S ^a   Bottani, A ^a   Pizzolato, G P ^a   Magistris, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autosomal dominant; Cataract; Myotonia; Myotonic dystrophy; Steinert disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; MYOTONIA; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033954120     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008129     Document Type: Article

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