Muscular Dystrophy disease : Symptoms and effects

Muscular dystrophy is a fatal genetic disease. Lack of protein (malnutrition) causes muscles to become weak or useless. There are more than 30 muscular dystrophies. 9 of them are more deadly. Some of the major muscular dystrophy diseases are-

1. Duchenne muscular dystrophy
2. Meiotic dystrophy
3. Limb Girdle Dystrophy
4. Meiotic dystrophy
5. Facio scapula humeral dystrophy

 

Symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy

1. Muscles become weak and wasted.
2. Incoordination in muscles.
3. Eyelids droop.
4. The spine is curved.
5. Joint contracture occurs.
6. Difficulty walking.
7. Breathing problems.
8. Cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia occur in the heart.
9. Muscle spasms occur.
10. Mental abnormalities occur.
11. Baldness on the forehead.
12. Cataracts in the eyes.
13. Genital atrophy.

 

Muscular Dystrophy Harmful Effects

1. Abnormalities occur in the heart, digestive system and nervous system
2. Disturbances in the secretion of endocrine glands
3. Complications occur in the eyes and brain
4. Speech and intelligence decrease
5. Decreased vision and mobility
6. The spine bends.