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Myotonia Dystrophica In A Victim Of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Casereport, Jeng-Yi Shieh, Chein-Wei Chang, I-Nan Lien

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Myotonia dystrophica is one of the common adult-onset muscular dystrophies. It is characterized by its multisystemic involvement as compared with other myotonic disorders. We report here a 33-year-old man with myotonia dystrophica who was diagnosed after transfer to the rehabilitation department for the sequelae of traumatic brain injury, The clinical, electrophysiological and histopathological findings supported the existence of myotonia dystrophica. The presentation of myotonia did not change in association with his central paralysis.