Clinical, electrophysiological and pathological evaluation of limb girdle weakness

Authors

  • Dr A Sridhar Guntur Medical College,Guntur- 522002, India
  • Veeramma Uppala Guntur Medical College, Guntur, India
  • Ashok Kumar Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2016.3.4.29

Keywords:

Limb girdle syndrome, muscular dystrophies, limb girdle dystrophy, myopathies, muscular disease

Abstract

Introduction: Limb girdle weakness is one of the frequent clinical diagnoses in neurological clinics. Their etiology, treatment and prognosis are varied in different geographical regions of the world. Materials and methods: Patient cohort of 68 patients with limb girdle weakness from a tertiary hospital in South India were studied. Results: Most of the patients were found to have muscular dystrophies with LGMD variety being the highest reported. Out of 48 cases of muscle disorders LGMD [17/48] and DMD [14/48] formed the majority. Very few of them had a family history and they had little evidence of cardiac involvement. Males were more affected in DMD and BMD. LGMD males outnumbered female patients in this study. Conclusion: Our study reports that muscular dystrophies claim a major share of limb girdle weakness. It is very important to understand the precise etiology and to identify patients prone to life threatening cardiac, pharyngeal or respiratory muscle involvement.

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Author Biographies

Dr A Sridhar, Guntur Medical College,Guntur- 522002, India

Resident in Department of Neurology

Veeramma Uppala, Guntur Medical College, Guntur, India

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology

Ashok Kumar, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India

Professor & HOD, Department of Neurology

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Published

2016-12-30

How to Cite

Dr A Sridhar, Veeramma Uppala, & Ashok Kumar. (2016). Clinical, electrophysiological and pathological evaluation of limb girdle weakness. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 3(4), 184–188. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2016.3.4.29