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This medical PowerPoint presentation talks about Myopathies, a group of neuromuscular disorders that specifically affect the muscles.
Neuromuscular disorders are conditions that affect the nerves that control the muscles, the muscles themselves, or the connection between nerves and muscles.
Myopathies can be inherited or acquired and can vary in severity from mild to severe. Some common types of myopathies include Muscular dystrophy, Myasthenia gravis, Inflammatory myopathies, Metabolic myopathies and Congenital myopathies.

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Neuromuscular disorders - myopathies Radim Mazanec, MD, PhD Neuromuscular Unit 2ndMedical Faculty of Charles University
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Neuromuscular disorders Radiculopathies Plexopathies Mononeuropathies Polyneuropathies Motoneuron diseases Myopathies Disorders of the neuromuscular junction
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Symptoms of muscle disease Muscle fatigue, exercise intolerance in general Proximal and symmetric weakness Waddling gait; difficulty of rising from sitting, climbing stairs; Gower’s sign Hyperextension of the knee Increased lordosis of the lumbar spine, scoliosis Contractures, tight Achilles tendons Myopathic face Muscle atrophy; pseudohypertrophy of calf Myotonia Tendon reflexes are normal or decreased
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Diagnosis of muscle diseases Creatinine kinase levels increased in many myopathies (sign of muscle fiber necrosis) ENG / EMG: differentiation between neurogenic and myogenic weakness Muscle biopsy: signs of muscle fiber abnormality, inflammation, immunostaining of muscle constituents Genetic testing
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Is it really myopathy ?
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Types of muscle diseases Hereditary muscle diseases Muscle dystrophies Muscle channelopathies Mitochondrial myopathies Metabolic myopathies Acquired muscle diseases Inflammatory myopathies Endocrine and toxic myopathies Infectious muscle diseases
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Muscle dystrophies Hereditary myopathies, characterized by progressive weakness and muscle atrophy Genetic defect of proteins constituting the sarcolemma-associated cytoskeleton system
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy Dystrophinopathy First described in 1881- dystrophin gene discovered in the early 1980's Cause: deficiency of dystrophin, resulting in progressive loss of muscle fibers Becker’s type: reduced amount of dystrophin; more benign course X-chromosome linked 1 in 3500 live births, occurs in boys, girls are carriers
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Completely irrelevant side note Duchenne investigated facial expression in a crude but effective manner of ‘shocking’ the facial muscles using galvanic current – defined “facial expressions”
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy Diagnosis: Lack of immunostaining of dystrophin in muscle biopsy specimen Demonstration of deletion in the dystrophin gene Normal Duchenne dystrophy
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy Onset at 3-5 years Initial symptoms: difficulty getting up from deep position and climbing steps, waddling gait Weakness most pronounced in limb-girdle muscles, trunk erectors; craniobulbar muscles are spared Skeletal deformities Cardiomyopathy Inability to walk by 9-11 years Death occurs usually in the 3rd decade, from respiratory insufficiency
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy Gower’s sign
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Gowers’ Maneuver
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Progressive disease course
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Becker´s dystrophinopathy
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Myotonic dystrophy 1 Prevalence: 1 in 8000 Cause: CTG repeat expansion in a gene on chr. 19 Autosomal dominant inheritance, with anticipation Multisystemic disease: Myotonia: hyperexcitability of muscle membrane  inability of quick muscle relaxation Progressive muscular weakness and wasting, most prominent in cranial and distal muscles Cataracts, frontal balding, testicular atrophy Cardiac abnormalities, mental retardation
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Myotonic dystrophy 1
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Myotonic dystrophy 1
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Limb-girdle dystrophies Causes: Sarcoglycanopathies Calpain deficiency Caveolin deficiency Dysferlin deficiency etc. Sarcoglycanopathies comprise about 10% of autosomal recessive limb-girdle dystrophies α, β, γ, δ sarcoglycans
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LGMD 2A – mild symptoms
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LGMD2A – moderate symptoms
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Muscle dystrophy LGMD 2I Mutation of FKRP gene
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Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy Prevalence: 1 in 20,000 Autosomal dominant Age of onset: infancy to middle age Progressive muscular weakness and atrophy involving the face, scapular, proximal arm and peroneal muscles  myopathic face, winging of the scapula, inability to raise the arms, foot drop Life span is not significantly affected
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FSHD
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FSHD - video
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Muscle channelopathies
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Myotonia congenita Mutation in the muscle Cl- gene autosomal dominant form: Thomsen autosomal recessive form: Becker Symptoms: Myotonia (hyperexcitability of the muscle membrane): muscle stiffness and abnormal muscle relaxation, warm-up phenomenon Hypertrophied muscles Therapy: phenytoin, mexiletin
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Myotonia congenita
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Inflammatory muscle diseases Dermatomyositis Polymyositis Inclusion body myositis Other systemic autoimmun diseases (SLE, Sjögren sy. etc.)
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Dermatomyositis Humorally mediated autoimmune disease affecting the muscles and skin (microangiopathy) Symptoms progress over weeks, months Rash on the face and neck Periorbital oedema Pain and weakness of proximal limb muscles, neck flexors Dysphagia Cardiac abnormalities, interstitial lung disease Often paraneoplastic
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Dermatomyositis
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Dermatomyositis
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Polymyositis Cell-mediated immune response against muscle fibers Symptoms are similar to DM, no skin involvement Less often paraneoplastic than DM
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Diagnosis / therapy of DM, PM Blood CK levels are elevated EMG: myogenic findings Muscle biopsy: inflammation DM: perivascular infiltration, mainly in the perimysium PM: endomysial inflammation Therapy: immunosuppression, long-term treatment with corticosteroids (1 mg/kg/day)
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Endocrine and toxic myopathies Toxic myopathies: Drugs aimed at reducing blood lipid levels: statins, clofibrate Corticosteroids – steroid myopathy Alcohol in a couple of days Heroin
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Endocrine and toxic myopathies Endocrine myopathies Thyreotoxic myopathy Hypothyreodism Hyperparathyreodism Adrenal insufficiency Hypokalemia
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Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction Myasthenia gravis
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Definition An autoimmune disease due to an antibody mediated attack directed against nicotinic AchR at neuromuscular junction 10% have thymoma 70% have thymic hyperplasia
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40 Synaptic antigens nerve muscle VGCC AChR MuSK
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Epidemiology Incidence 1 : 20 000 in USA Women slightly higher incidence 3 : 2 Majority of the MG are young women in the third decade and middle aged men in 5th and 6th decade Children account for 11% of all patients with MG
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Clinical Features Fluctuated muscle weakness and excessive fatiguability Diplopia and ptosis Bulbar weakness – swalloving, dysarthria Generalized weakness of the trunk and extremities
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Diagnostic algorhitm Electromyography Anti AChR antibodies MR of mediastinum – thymomas, hyperplasia
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Low frequency stimulation - decrement
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Treatment Thymectomy Plasma exchange in myasthenic crisis (TPE) Human immune globuline (IvIg) Corticosteroids + cytostatics AChE inhibitors (pyridostigmine, distigmine)
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Myasthenic crisis Respiratory insuficiency – paralysis of respiratory muscles Assisted ventilation required Affect 15-20% myasthenic patients Females : males = 2 : 1 Average age : 55 years
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Clinical features Respiratory tract infection, pneumonia ( 38%) Respiratory failure 99% Oropharyngeal or ocular weakness 86% Arms and legs weakness 76%
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Complication of crisis Ateletactic pneumonia (40%) Hypotension Cardio-respiratory arrest Pneumothorax
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Treatment ICU is required for assisted ventilation Cardiopulmonary monitoring Plasmapheresis ( 5 sessions) or IvIg 2g/kg in five consecutive days Antithrombotic treatment Antibiotics Respiratory rehabilitation
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Outcome Duration of intubation : 13 days Duration of hospitalization : 35 days Tracheostomy cca 40% Mortality cca 4%