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Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral
Print version ISSN 0864-2125On-line version ISSN 1561-3038
Abstract
CREAGH BANDERA, Idalberto; PEREZ FERREIRO, Yanet Del Carmen and MOROCHO ROSERO, Karla Cecilia. Miyoshi Type´s distal myopathy. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2019, vol.35, n.3, e1281. Epub Sep 01, 2019. ISSN 0864-2125.
Introduction:
Muscular dystrophy of Miyoshi type is a genetic and neuromuscular disease that affects the pelvic and shoulder girdle and causes high degree of disability. Its diagnosis is through enzyme testing and muscle biopsy.
Clinical case:
48- years- male patient with evolution of his diagnosis made 16 years ago. The patient had great functional limitation for walking from a year and a half before, muscle weakness and atrophy of the posterior muscles of both lower limbs. It was applied comprehensive rehabilitation treatment with specific objectives.
Conclusions:
After 30 treatment sessions, the objectives were achieved with a satisfactory evolution. The comprehensive rehabilitative treatment proved to be an important pillar in the patient´s clinical improvement.
Keywords : Muscular Dystrophy; disability; rehabilitation.