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CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN A CASE OF DYSTROPHIA MYOTONICA

CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN A CASE OF DYSTROPHIA MYOTONICA Abstract IN 1944 I1 described a typical case of dystrophia myotonica in a man aged 44. Death occurred in 1948, and autopsy was performed. An anatomical examination was made of the endocrine glands, the muscles and the central and peripheral nervous systems. CLINICAL FINDINGS The patient was extremely bald; the left eye was artificial, and the right eye revealed the remains of iridectomy and an operation for cataract. He presented the characteristic aspect of the facies myopathica, and the general appearance was that of typical Jammergestalt. Speech was unintelligible; the thyroid gland was not palpable. There was fairly general adiposity. The left testis was very small; the right testis was still smaller, being about the size of a marble. Both were soft. There was male distribution of hair. The extremities were thin and showed atrophy of the muscles. The left leg was thinner than the right. The calves and the References 1. den Hartog Jager, W. A.: Over dystrophia myotonica , Psychiat. en neurol. bl. , p. 1 ( (Jan.) ) 1944. 2. Rasmussen, A. T.: Percentage of Different Types of Cells in Male Adult Human Hypophysis , Am. J. Path. 5:263 ( (May) ) 1929. 3. Ruyter, J. H. C.: A New Staining Method for the Hypophysis , Acta neerl. Morph. , p. 180, 1943. 4. Clark, W. E. Le Gros; Beattie, J.; Riddoch, G., and Dott, N. M.: The Hypothalamus: Morphological, Functional, Clinical and Surgical Aspects , The Henderson Trust Lectures, nos. XIII-XVI, published for the William Ramsay Henderson Trust, Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1938. 5. Jakob, A.: Die extrapyramidalen Erkrankungen , Berlin, Julius Springer, 1923. 6. Steinert, H.: Myopathologische Beiträge , Deutsche Ztschr. Nervenh. 37:58, 1909.Crossref 7. Hoffmann, J.: Vergaderingsbericht , München, med. Wchnschr. 66:519, 1919. 8. Fischer, L.: Klinische, psychopathologische und anatomische Beiträge zur Dystrophia myotonica , Ztschr. ges. Neurol. u. Psychiat. 58:254, 1920.Crossref 9. Hitzenberger, R.: Über myotonische Dystrophie , Monatsschr. Psychiat. u. Neurol. 47:249, 1920.Crossref 10. Bramwell, E.: Case of Myotonia Atrophica with Autopsy , Proc. Roy. Soc. Med. 16(Sec. Neurol.): 11, 1923. 11. Adie, W. J., and Greenfield, J. G.: Dystrophia Myotonica , Brain 46:73, 1923.Crossref 12. Weil, A., and Keschner, M.: Ein Beitrag zur Klinik und Pathologie der Dystrophia myotonica , Ztschr. ges. Neurol. u. Psychiat. 108:686, 1927. 13. Guillain, G.; Bertrand, I., and Roquès, L.: Les lésions de la myotonie atrophique , Ann. de méd. 31:180 ( (Jan.) ) 1932 14. Étude neurologique, series 6, p. 386, 1936. 15. Keschner, M., and Davison, C.: Dystrophia Myotonica, Clinicopathologic Study , Arch. Neurol. & Psychiat. 30:1259 ( (Dec.) ) 1933. 16. Bielschowsky, M.; Maas, O., and Ostertag, B.: Über Dystrophia myotonica (Myotonie atrophique), Vol. Jubilaire Marinesco, pp. 71-89, 1933. 17. d'Antona, L., cited, Zentralbl. ges. Neurol. u. Psychiat. 101:137, 1942. 18. Sinnige, J. L. M., and den Hartog, B. J. C.: A Case of Dystrophia Myotonica Developing 15 Years After Poliomyelitis , Folia psychiat, neurol. et neurochir. neerl. (Brouwer Memorial Volume) , p. 421, 1950. 19. Greving, R., in Müller, L. R.: Lebensnerven und Lebenstriebe: Dritte wesentlich erweiterte Auflage des vegetativen Nervensystems , Berlin, Julius Springer, 1931, p. 115. 20. Spatz, H.; Diepen, R., and Gaupp, V.: Zur Anatomie des Infundibulum und des Tuber cinereum beim Kaninchen , Deutsche Ztschr. Nervenh. 159:229, 1948. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry American Medical Association

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Abstract IN 1944 I1 described a typical case of dystrophia myotonica in a man aged 44. Death occurred in 1948, and autopsy was performed. An anatomical examination was made of the endocrine glands, the muscles and the central and peripheral nervous systems. CLINICAL FINDINGS The patient was extremely bald; the left eye was artificial, and the right eye revealed the remains of iridectomy and an operation for cataract. He presented the characteristic aspect of the facies myopathica, and the general appearance was that of typical Jammergestalt. Speech was unintelligible; the thyroid gland was not palpable. There was fairly general adiposity. The left testis was very small; the right testis was still smaller, being about the size of a marble. Both were soft. There was male distribution of hair. The extremities were thin and showed atrophy of the muscles. The left leg was thinner than the right. The calves and the References 1. den Hartog Jager, W. A.: Over dystrophia myotonica , Psychiat. en neurol. bl. , p. 1 ( (Jan.) ) 1944. 2. Rasmussen, A. T.: Percentage of Different Types of Cells in Male Adult Human Hypophysis , Am. J. Path. 5:263 ( (May) ) 1929. 3. Ruyter, J. H. C.: A New Staining Method for the Hypophysis , Acta neerl. Morph. , p. 180, 1943. 4. Clark, W. E. Le Gros; Beattie, J.; Riddoch, G., and Dott, N. M.: The Hypothalamus: Morphological, Functional, Clinical and Surgical Aspects , The Henderson Trust Lectures, nos. XIII-XVI, published for the William Ramsay Henderson Trust, Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1938. 5. Jakob, A.: Die extrapyramidalen Erkrankungen , Berlin, Julius Springer, 1923. 6. Steinert, H.: Myopathologische Beiträge , Deutsche Ztschr. Nervenh. 37:58, 1909.Crossref 7. Hoffmann, J.: Vergaderingsbericht , München, med. Wchnschr. 66:519, 1919. 8. Fischer, L.: Klinische, psychopathologische und anatomische Beiträge zur Dystrophia myotonica , Ztschr. ges. Neurol. u. Psychiat. 58:254, 1920.Crossref 9. Hitzenberger, R.: Über myotonische Dystrophie , Monatsschr. Psychiat. u. Neurol. 47:249, 1920.Crossref 10. Bramwell, E.: Case of Myotonia Atrophica with Autopsy , Proc. Roy. Soc. Med. 16(Sec. Neurol.): 11, 1923. 11. Adie, W. J., and Greenfield, J. G.: Dystrophia Myotonica , Brain 46:73, 1923.Crossref 12. Weil, A., and Keschner, M.: Ein Beitrag zur Klinik und Pathologie der Dystrophia myotonica , Ztschr. ges. Neurol. u. Psychiat. 108:686, 1927. 13. Guillain, G.; Bertrand, I., and Roquès, L.: Les lésions de la myotonie atrophique , Ann. de méd. 31:180 ( (Jan.) ) 1932 14. Étude neurologique, series 6, p. 386, 1936. 15. Keschner, M., and Davison, C.: Dystrophia Myotonica, Clinicopathologic Study , Arch. Neurol. & Psychiat. 30:1259 ( (Dec.) ) 1933. 16. Bielschowsky, M.; Maas, O., and Ostertag, B.: Über Dystrophia myotonica (Myotonie atrophique), Vol. Jubilaire Marinesco, pp. 71-89, 1933. 17. d'Antona, L., cited, Zentralbl. ges. Neurol. u. Psychiat. 101:137, 1942. 18. Sinnige, J. L. M., and den Hartog, B. J. C.: A Case of Dystrophia Myotonica Developing 15 Years After Poliomyelitis , Folia psychiat, neurol. et neurochir. neerl. (Brouwer Memorial Volume) , p. 421, 1950. 19. Greving, R., in Müller, L. R.: Lebensnerven und Lebenstriebe: Dritte wesentlich erweiterte Auflage des vegetativen Nervensystems , Berlin, Julius Springer, 1931, p. 115. 20. Spatz, H.; Diepen, R., and Gaupp, V.: Zur Anatomie des Infundibulum und des Tuber cinereum beim Kaninchen , Deutsche Ztschr. Nervenh. 159:229, 1948.

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References

  • Over dystrophia myotonica
    den Hartog Jager , W. A.
  • Percentage of Different Types of Cells in Male Adult Human Hypophysis
    Rasmussen , A. T.
  • A New Staining Method for the Hypophysis
    Ruyter , J. H. C.
  • The Hypothalamus: Morphological, Functional, Clinical and Surgical Aspects
    Clark , W. E. Le Gros; Beattie, J.; Riddoch, G., and Dott, N. M.
  • Die extrapyramidalen Erkrankungen
    Jakob , A.
  • Myopathologische Beiträge
    Steinert , H.
  • Vergaderingsbericht
    Hoffmann , J.
  • Klinische, psychopathologische und anatomische Beiträge zur Dystrophia myotonica
    Fischer , L.
  • Über myotonische Dystrophie
    Hitzenberger , R.
  • Case of Myotonia Atrophica with Autopsy
    Bramwell , E.
  • Dystrophia Myotonica
    Adie , W. J., and Greenfield, J. G.
  • Ein Beitrag zur Klinik und Pathologie der Dystrophia myotonica
    Weil , A., and Keschner, M.
  • Les lésions de la myotonie atrophique
    Guillain , G.; Bertrand, I., and Roquès, L.
  • Dystrophia Myotonica, Clinicopathologic Study
    Keschner , M., and Davison, C.
  • A Case of Dystrophia Myotonica Developing 15 Years After Poliomyelitis
    Sinnige , J. L. M., and den Hartog, B. J. C.
  • Lebensnerven und Lebenstriebe: Dritte wesentlich erweiterte Auflage des vegetativen Nervensystems
    Greving , R., in Müller, L. R.
  • Zur Anatomie des Infundibulum und des Tuber cinereum beim Kaninchen
    Spatz , H.; Diepen, R., and Gaupp, V.