Definition:
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy is an autosomal muscular dystrophy that is characterized by a collection of rare muscle disorders.
Treatment:
Special exercise and physical therapy is administered on persons with Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. Calipers may also be used to keep mobile support on the patient.
Symptoms and Signs:
Symptoms of the disease include muscle weakness, extereme muscle pain. cardiomyopathy, myotonia, and elevated serum CK.
Causes:
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy is hereditary disease, and the result of this defect is that the muscles are unable to process proteins for proper muscle function.
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limbgirdlemusculardystrophy
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