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present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development (同)inborn, innate

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(病気・身体的欠陥など)生まれつきの,先天的な

English Journal

[Prevalence of myotonic dystrophy in Iceland].

Leifsdóttir G1, Benedikz JE, Jóhannesson G, Jónsson JJ, Sveinbjörnsdóttir S.
Læknablađiđ.Laeknabladid.2005 Nov;91(11):829-34.
OBJECTIVE: Epidemiologic studies of Myotonic Dystrophy (Dystrophic Myotony, DM) have shown variable regional prevalence from 0,46 to 189/105. We carried out a total population survey of DM in Iceland in 2004 having Oct. 31 as the day of prevalence.MATERIAL AND METHODS: Patients were collected from m
PMID 16264243

Myotonic dystrophy and pregnancy. A report of two cases and a review of the literature.

Dufour P1, Berard J, Vinatier D, Savary JB, Dubreucq S, Monnier JC, Puech F.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology.Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol.1997 Apr;72(2):159-64.
Myotonic dystrophy is a rare disease (1/8000), that is rarely associated with pregnancy, due to the fact that parents carrying the disease often encounter hypogonadism. Myotonic dystrophy is a neuro-endocrinian 'heredo-degenerative' dystrophy, with dominant autosomic transmission. Its association wi
PMID 9134395

[Anesthesia for cesarean delivery in a case of myotonia congenita].

Arcas M1, Sánchez-Ortega JL, García-Muñoz M, Alonso B, del Yelmo F, López-Rodríguez F.
Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación.Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim.1996 Apr;43(4):147-9.
We report the case of a 29-year-old woman with congenital myotony who underwent cesarean section under intradural anesthesia with 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine plus fentanyl. We describe the behavior of the anesthetic used as well as the implications this condition has for the anesthesiologist.
PMID 8815469

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