oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

pathology

Also known as: oculopharyngeal dystrophy

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In muscle disease: The muscular dystrophies
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy affects not only the eye muscles but also those of the throat; it is usually autosomal dominant in inheritance, with onset in the later years of life. Distal myopathy particularly affects the muscles of the feet and hands.
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In nervous system disease: Genetic dystrophies
Oculopharyngeal dystrophies first strike the eye muscles, causing drooping of the eyelids and weakness or paralysis of the muscles moving the eyes. Later involvement of the face, bulbar muscles, limbs, and trunk is common.
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