Title
Diagnosis And Treatment Of Limb-Girdle And Distal Dystrophies
Authoring Organization
Endorsing Organizations
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Child Neurology Society
Publication Month/Year
October 13, 2014
Last Updated Month/Year
May 30, 2023
Supplemental Implementation Tools
Document Type
Guideline
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Inclusion Criteria
Adolescent, Adult, Older adult
Health Care Settings
Ambulatory, Emergency care, Home health, Hospital, Long term care, Outpatient
Intended Users
Speech language pathologist, respiratory therapist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Assessment and screening, Diagnosis, Management, Treatment
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D049288 - Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle
Keywords
limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD), Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy [EDMD], Becker muscular dystrophy [BMD], dystrophin mutations, hereditary inclusion body myopathies [hIBMs], Miyoshi distal myopathy, myofibrillar myopathies (MFM)
Source Citation
Pushpa Narayanaswami. Diagnosis And Treatment Of Limb-Girdle And Distal Dystrophies. Neurology. 2014; 83(16): 1453-1463.