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Locate Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) clinics that have earned special designation as MDA/ALS Centers and offer quality medical care from doctors, nurses and therapists experienced in dealing wi... Details >
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This MDA brochure presents an introduction to Duchenne and Becker dystrophies, designed to help you meet your child's needs today and understand some of the changes to come.... Details >
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This pamphlet has been prepared to give you the basic knowledge about FSHD that you'll need to make your life as enjoyable and productive as possible. With this information, you or your children can b... Details >
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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) isn't really one disease. It's a group of disorders affecting voluntary muscles, mainly those around the hips and shoulders - the pelvic and shoulder girdles, als... Details >
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Myotonic muscular dystrophy (MMD) is a form of muscular dystrophy that affects muscles and many other organs in the body.... Details >
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The rarity of Emery-Dreifuss, congenital, distal and oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophies makes it very important that you get all the information you can about your disorder.... Details >
This guide has been carefully and painstakingly prepared to offer you the most comprehensive, accurate and readable compendium on Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The index will permit ready access to des... Details >
Muscular dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or voluntary muscles which control movement. The major forms of MD ... Details >
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Locate a nearby Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) clinic and learn more about MDA's services offered through 215 hospital-affiliated clinics, doctors, nurses and therapists experienced in dealing w... Details >
Typically Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is diagnosed between the ages of three and seven, however, the rates of progression and severity of each case is different. There are four stages that are u... Details >