Contractures
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Contractures. Emery Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD), Bethlem myopathy with prayer sign, Ulrich myopathy. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Muscular causes
- Emery Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD)
- Bethlem myopathy with prayer sign
- Ulrich myopathy
- Limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2A (LGMD 2A)
- Myofibrillar myopathy
- Schwartz-Jampel syndrome
- Congenital myopathies
- Congenital myasthenia gravis (MG)
Other neurological causes
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Systemic causes
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References
- De Bleeker JL. How to approach the patient with muscular symptoms in the general neurological practice? Acta Neurol Belg 2005; 105:18-22.
- Walters RJ. Contractures and muscle disease. Pract Neurol 2016; 16:258-263.
- Groen EJ, Charlton R, Barresi R, et al. Analysis of the UK diagnostic strategy for limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2A. Brain 2007; 130:3237-3249.
- Farmer SE, James M. Contractures in orthopaedic and neurological conditions: a review of causes and treatment. Disabil Rehabil 2001; 23:549-558.
- O’Dwyer NJ, Ada L, Neilson PD. Spasticity and muscle contracture following stroke. Brain 1996; 119:1737-1749.
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