Kennedy disease (SBMA): clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Kennedy disease (SBMA): clinical features. Muscle pain and fatigue, Weakness, Fasciculations. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Neuromuscular features
- Muscle pain and fatigue
- Weakness
- Fasciculations
- Exercise induced cramps
- Jaw drop
- Myotonia-like symptoms
- Split hand syndrome
Other neurological features
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Endocrine features
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Cardiac features
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Other features
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Features in female carriers
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Differential diagnosis
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Synonym
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References
- Bertorini TE. Neuromuscular Case Studies. Butterworth Heinemann Philadelphia. 2008 p258.
- Grunseich C, Kats IR, Bott LC, et al. Early onset and novel features in a spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy patient with a 68 CAG repeat. Neuromuscul Disord 2014; 24:978-981.
- Amato AA, Prior TW, Barohn RJ, Snyder P, Papp A, Mendell JR. Kennedy's disease: a clinicopathologic correlation with mutations in the androgen receptor gene. Neurology 1993; 43:791-794.
- Sperfeld AD, Karitzky J, Brummer D, et al. X-linked bulbospinal neuronopathy. Arch Neurol 2002; 59:1921-1926.
- Sumner CJ, Fishbeck KH. Jaw drop in Kennedy's disease. Neurology 2002; 59:1471.
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