Journal article
Frequency of cerebral infarction in patients with inherited neuromuscular diseases
Stroke (1970), Vol.18(4), pp.805-807
1987
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.18.4.805
PMID: 3603608
Abstract
We evaluated the frequency of cerebral infarction in 131 patients with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, Becker's muscular dystrophy, or Friedreich's ataxia. Electrocardiographic abnormalities were found in 83% of patients with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, 56% with myotonic dystrophy, 50% with Becker's muscular dystrophy, and 25% with Friedreich's ataxia. Atrial flutter occurred in 2.3% of the patients, and atrial fibrillation in only 0.9%. Evidence of cerebral infarction was found in only 2 patients (1.5%). Both patients had cardiomyopathy and either atrial fibrillation or flutter. Despite frequent cardiac involvement, cerebral infarction is an uncommon occurrence in patients with inherited neuromuscular diseases.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Frequency of cerebral infarction in patients with inherited neuromuscular diseases
- Creators
- J BILLER - Univ. Iowa, dep. neurology, Iowa City IA 52242, United StatesV IONASESCU - Univ. Iowa, dep. neurology, Iowa City IA 52242, United StatesH ZELLWEGER - Univ. Iowa, dep. neurology, Iowa City IA 52242, United StatesH P Adams Jr - Univ. Iowa, dep. neurology, Iowa City IA 52242, United StatesD. T SCHULTZ - Univ. Iowa, dep. neurology, Iowa City IA 52242, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Stroke (1970), Vol.18(4), pp.805-807
- DOI
- 10.1161/01.STR.18.4.805
- PMID
- 3603608
- NLM abbreviation
- Stroke
- ISSN
- 0039-2499
- eISSN
- 1524-4628
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Hagerstown, MD
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1987
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984020988202771
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