TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Muscular Dystrophies A1 - Tian, Cuixia A2 - Hershey, Andrew D. Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatric Neurology AB - The muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic diseases that affect muscle and cause myofibril degeneration and regeneration and are characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakness. They are subdivided into several groups, including congenital forms (congenital muscular dystrophy [CMD]); Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD); limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD); Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD); oculopharyngeal; distal; and facioscapulohumeral. Here we are focusing on the muscular dystrophies primarily or commonly affecting children: DMD, BMD, LGMD, and EDMD. CMD is discussed in Chapter 43. SN - PB - McGraw Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/09 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195238191 ER -