Book contents
- Perinatal Neuropathology
- Perinatal Neuropathology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Section I Techniques and Practical Considerations
- Section 2 Human Nervous System Development
- Section 3 Stillbirth
- Section 4 Disruptions / Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury
- Section 5 Malformations
- Section 6 Perinatal Neurooncology
- Section 7 Spinal and Neuromuscular Disorders
- Arthrogryposis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Early-Onset Hereditary Neuropathies
- Congenital Muscle Disorders
- Chapter 52 Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes
- Chapter 53 Congenital Muscular Dystrophies
- Chapter 54 Congenital Myopathies
- Chapter 55 Other Congenital Muscle Disorders
- Section 8 Eye Disorders
- Section 9 Infections: In Utero Infections
- Section 10 Metabolic / Toxic Disorders: Storage Diseases
- Section 11 Forensic Neuropathology
- Appendix 1 Technical Considerations in Perinatal CNS
- Index
- References
Chapter 53 - Congenital Muscular Dystrophies
from Congenital Muscle Disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 August 2021
- Perinatal Neuropathology
- Perinatal Neuropathology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Section I Techniques and Practical Considerations
- Section 2 Human Nervous System Development
- Section 3 Stillbirth
- Section 4 Disruptions / Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury
- Section 5 Malformations
- Section 6 Perinatal Neurooncology
- Section 7 Spinal and Neuromuscular Disorders
- Arthrogryposis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Early-Onset Hereditary Neuropathies
- Congenital Muscle Disorders
- Chapter 52 Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes
- Chapter 53 Congenital Muscular Dystrophies
- Chapter 54 Congenital Myopathies
- Chapter 55 Other Congenital Muscle Disorders
- Section 8 Eye Disorders
- Section 9 Infections: In Utero Infections
- Section 10 Metabolic / Toxic Disorders: Storage Diseases
- Section 11 Forensic Neuropathology
- Appendix 1 Technical Considerations in Perinatal CNS
- Index
- References
Summary
These are genetically driven, progressive muscle disorders, noted in the neonatal period (i.e., congenital), within the first year of life (infantile), or during toddlerhood (see Table 53.1 for entities seen in these age groups).
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- Perinatal Neuropathology , pp. 317 - 323Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021