[Myotonia dystrophica]. / K probleme distroficheskoi miotonii.

Dystrophic myotonia is a sufficiently rare disease inherited mainly by the autosomal dominant type. Clinical picture is characterized by the myotonic, myopathic, and endocrine-autonomic syndrome. A clinical, genetic, and electromyographic study was carried out to elucidate the problem of this condition inheritance, its intra- and interfamilial clinical polymorphism, and effects of environmental factors on its course and outcomes.