Chiara Panicucci, Sara Casalini, Monica Traverso, Noemi Brolatti, Serena Baratto, Lizzia Raffaghello, Marina Pedemonte, Luca Doglio, Maria Derchi, Giorgio Tasca, Beatrice M Damasio, Chiara Fiorillo, Claudio Bruno
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a rare disease characterized by early contractures, progressive muscle weakness, and cardiac abnormalities. Different subtypes of EDMD have been described, with the two most common forms represented by the X-linked EDMD1, caused by mutations in the EMD gene encoding emerin, and the autosomal EDMD2, due to mutations in the LMNA gene encoding lamin A/C. A clear definition of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pattern in the two forms, and especially in the rarer EDMD1, is still lacking, although a preferential involvement of the medial head of the gastrocnemius has been suggested in EDMD2...
May 31, 2023: Neuropediatrics