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- $Title{Muscular Dystrophy, Batten Turner}
- $Subject{Muscular Dystrophy, Batten Turner Benign Congenital Muscular
- Dystrophy Syndrome BTMD Batten Turner Muscular Dystrophy Syndrome Batten
- Turner Syndrome }
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- Copyright (C) 1986, 1990 National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
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- 139:
- Muscular Dystrophy, Batten Turner
-
- ** IMPORTANT **
- It is possible the main title of the article (Batten Turner Muscular
- Dystrophy Syndrome) is not the name you expected. Please check the SYNONYMS
- listing to find alternate names and disorder subdivisions covered by this
- article.
-
- Synonyms
-
- Benign Congenital Muscular Dystrophy Syndrome
- BTMD
- Batten Turner Muscular Dystrophy Syndrome
- Batten Turner Syndrome
-
- General Discussion
-
- ** REMINDER **
- The information contained in the Rare Disease Database is provided for
- educational purposes only. It should not be used for diagnostic or treatment
- purposes. If you wish to obtain more information about the disorder, please
- contact your personal physician and/or the agencies listed in the "Resources"
- section of this report.
-
-
- Batten Turner Muscular Dystrophy Syndrome is a benign congenital form of
- muscular dystrophy characterized by frequency in stumbling and falling in
- early childhood. Unlike the Duchenne variety of muscular dystrophy which
- typically is present in young boys, Batten Turner Syndrome affects both
- sexes.
-
- Symptoms
-
- Batten Turner Muscular Dystrophy Syndrome usually follows the myopathic
- pattern of muscular disease manifesting itself in early childhood. Symptoms
- may first appear as a floppiness in infancy. This is followed by frequent
- falling and stumbling which are associated with a mild muscular weakness and
- generalized loss of muscle tone (hypotonia). There may be a slight delay on
- reaching milestones or early motor development. In particular, the pelvic
- girdle, neck and shoulder girdle may be affected.
-
- Although walking usually becomes normal later in life, there may be a
- residual handicap in the performance of physical activities. Fractures and
- paralysis are not a problem.
-
- Causes
-
- The precise cause of Batten Turner Muscular Dystrophy is not known. However,
- the disorder may be inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. (Human traits
- including the classic genetic diseases, are the product of the interaction of
- two genes for that condition, one received from the father and one from the
- other. In recessive disorders, the condition does not appear unless a
- person inherits the same defective gene from each parent. If one receives
- one normal gene and one gene for the disease, the person will be a carrier
- for the disease, but usually will show no symptoms. The risk of transmitting
- the disease to the children of a couple, both of whom are carriers for a
- recessive disorder, is twenty-five percent. Fifty percent of their children
- will be carriers, but healthy as described above. Twenty-five percent of
- their children will receive both normal genes, one from each parent and will
- be genetically normal.)
-
- Affected Population
-
- Batten Turner Muscular Dystrophy Syndrome affects infants and young children.
- Both sexes are equally affected.
-
- Therapies: Standard
-
- Patients with Batten Turner Muscular Dystrophy should be encouraged to
- exercise. It is important to guard against obesity. The prognosis is
- favorable with minimal muscular deficiency. Quite often, the patient
- encounters no major physical handicaps.
-
- Therapies: Investigational
-
- This disease entry is based upon medical information available through
- January 1990. Since NORD's resources are limited, it is not possible to keep
- every entry in the Rare Disease Database completely current and accurate.
- Please check with the agencies listed in the Resources section for the most
- current information about this disorder.
-
- Resources
-
- For more information on Batten Turner Muscular Dystrophy, please contact:
-
- National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
- P.O. Box 8923
- New Fairfield, CT 06812-1783
- (203) 746-6518
-
- Muscular Dystrophy Association, National Office
- 3300 E. Sunrise Dr.
- Tucson, AZ 85718
- (602) 529-2000
-
- Muscular Dystrophy Group of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Nattrass House
- 35 Macaulay Road
- London, England SW4 0QP
- 01-720-8055
-
- Society for Muscular Dystrophy International
- P.O. Box 479
- Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada B4V 2X6
-
- NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS)
- 9000 Rockville Pike
- Bethesda, MD 20892
- (301) 496-5751
- (800) 352-9424
-
- For genetic information and genetic counseling referrals, please contact:
-
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
- 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
- White Plains, NY 10605
- (914) 428-7100
-
- Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
- 35 Wisconsin Circle, Suite 440
- Chevy Chase, MD 20815
- (800) 336-GENE
- (301) 652-5553
-
- References
-
- CECIL TEXTBOOK OF MEDICINE, 18th ed.: James B. Wyngaarden, and Lloyd H.
- Smith, Jr., Eds.: W. B. Saunders Co., 1988. Pp. 2272-5.
-
- THE MERCK MANUAL 15th ed: R. Berkow, et al: eds; Merck, Sharp & Dohme
- Research Laboratories, 1987. P. 1451.
-
-