%0 Journal Article
%T C¨®mo evaluar un paciente con mioton¨ªa
%A Herrera Lorenzo
%A Orestes Andr¨¦s
%J Revista Archivo M£¿£¿dico de Camag£¿£¿ey
%D 2012
%I Centro Provincial de Informaci¨®n de Ciencias M¨¦dicas de Camag¨¹ey
%X introduction: myotonia is a muscle disorder, characterized by a delayed relaxation of a skeletal muscle after a voluntary contraction or by percussion. development: the physiopathology in the light of current knowledge regarding genetic defects associated with channelopathies is presented. positive and differential diagnosis, classification, main clinical forms and treatment are discussed. conclusions: despite a growing understanding of the genetic basis of these disorders, clinical features and the electro-diagnostic remain as insuperable allies in positive and differential diagnosis. on myotonia no dystrophica there are some answers, with many more questions both its medical examination and its classification and treatment.
%K myotonia congenita [genetics]
%K musculoskeletal abnormalities
%K review literature as topic.
%U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1025-02552012000300013&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en