For decades, researchers studying myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) have focused on the disease's underlying genetic cause: a ...

Myotonia is a rare condition in which the muscles are unable to relax after they contract. This can affect muscles throughout the body and is caused by changes in the genetics of the individual, ...

Lamotrigine, a drug commonly used to treat epilepsy and certain mood disorders, has been shown to be an excellent treatment option for a rare genetic neuromuscular disease known as non-dystrophic ...

Background A 56-year-old woman was referred to a neurogenetic clinic with a history of stiffness and transient weakness. A previous needle electromyogram had confirmed the presence of myotonia, but a ...

Gamstorp specifically excluded clinical myotonia from her syndrome: "The typical inability to relax after a muscle contraction in myotonia congenita is not seen during or between attacks of adynamia ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Myotonia' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The medication(s) ...

The study, published in Lancet Neurology, detailed the "head-to-head" trial implemented by the researchers to test two drugs, mexiletine and lamotrigine, on people with the condition. The trial, which ...

The most striking characteristic of the myotonic goat is the condition of myotonia congenita, a condition frequently misunderstood by breeders as well as by folks unfamiliar with the breed. Myotonia ...

Screaming and fainting goats are a mainstay of the internet, but what is the reality behind the memes? You may be familiar with videos of goats keeling over, seemingly frozen in fear. Perhaps you've ...

IN 1909, Steinert described a familial, chronic, slowly progressive disease characterized by visual and glandular disturbances combined with muscular atrophy. This has been called myotonia atrophica, ...