Clinical Features of Myotonic Dystrophy and Huntington’s Disease

Synopsis

Introduces the clinical relevance of myotonic dystrophy and Huntington’s disease. In two parts: 1) myotonic dystrophy: a consultant in clinical genetics talks to a family where the mother does not have the disorder, the father shows no obvious symptoms, but their two daughters clearly do. The consultant demonstrates the myotonia and percussion myotonia with the hand, the facial weakness, and the weakness of the neck muscles associated with the disorder; 2) Huntington’s disease: the consultant meets three patients in various stages of development of Huntington’s disease, and the degree of chorea in each is evident. With the cooperation of each of the patients, he demonstrates bradykinesia, dysdiadochokinesia and abnormal saccadic eye movements in all three cases. Finally, the consultant compares the gaits of the three patients when they are asked to walk heel-to-toe.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of production

1997

Uses

1st-year medical students.

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

Huntington’s chorea; myotonic dystrophy; neurological assessment; neurological disorders

Online availability

URI

http://jiscmediahub.ac.uk/

Price

academic subscription

Delivery

Download

Production Company

Name

Sheffield University Television

Notes

Now: University of Sheffield, Learning Media Unit (5/00)

Distributor

Name

JISC MediaHub

Notes

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Name

University of Sheffield Learning & Teaching Services

Web

http://onlineshop.shef.ac.uk/browse/category.asp?compid=1&modid=1&catid=114 External site opens in new window

Phone

0114 22 20401

Address

New Spring House (Ground Floor)
231 Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2GW
United Kingdom

Notes

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