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Muscular Dystrophy


Symptoms & Signs

What are the signs and symptoms of the disease?

All forms of muscular dystrophy generally have muscle weakness as the main symptom. The location of the weakness and other symptoms depend on the type of muscular dystrophy. Examples of other symptoms include:

  • abnormal curvature of the spine
  • abnormal heart function
  • inability to walk
  • mental impairment such as low intelligence
  • vision impairment
  • hearing impairment

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