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Diagnosed Muscular Dystrophy. Broke Pelvis, Legs And Arm In An Accident. Have High Cpk Levels, Leg Muscle Weakness

Yes, my wife has been diagnosis with Muscular Dystrophy. We don t know which case she has. Her symptoms are : very high cpk levels in the 2000 +, leg muscle weakness noticed at the age of 40 and now she can not get back up from deep knee bends exercise. She was in an severe car accident in 1992, she broke her pelvis and legs and one arm. She walks fine and has no problems doing everyday functions.
Thu, 21 Nov 2013
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Dear Sir,

There are many types of muscular dystrophies. Since your wife has onset in 40's so, many types can be ruled out.
However, i would like to see the report of het muscle biopsy, which must have been done in order to make a diagnosis.
See, i couldn't get from your given information, that her accident and diagnosis of muscular dystrophy were at the same time or different. I mean to know whether her accident caused her CPK raised or muscular dystrophy. As, severe muscle injury can also cause rise in CPK levels.
She has proximal muscle weakness, as is evident from your question that she is unable to get up from knee bend position/squatting position.

Sir. unfortunately, there is no specific treatment for muscular dystrophies. But we should be sure enough that she has , muscle dystrophy.
As she is walking and doing her routine activities, that is agood sign.
At the same time, i would like to know, if any doctor has ever put her on Steroids, because, steroids also cause proximal muscle weakness.

She can improve her weakness to some extent by doing physiotherapy.

There are few evidence of some help with the use of Co-enzyme Q10, which can be given to her, once we are sure that this is muscular dystrophy.

Good Wishes for her.

Dr Anshul

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Diagnosed Muscular Dystrophy. Broke Pelvis, Legs And Arm In An Accident. Have High Cpk Levels, Leg Muscle Weakness

Dear Sir, There are many types of muscular dystrophies. Since your wife has onset in 40 s so, many types can be ruled out. However, i would like to see the report of het muscle biopsy, which must have been done in order to make a diagnosis. See, i couldn t get from your given information, that her accident and diagnosis of muscular dystrophy were at the same time or different. I mean to know whether her accident caused her CPK raised or muscular dystrophy. As, severe muscle injury can also cause rise in CPK levels. She has proximal muscle weakness, as is evident from your question that she is unable to get up from knee bend position/squatting position. Sir. unfortunately, there is no specific treatment for muscular dystrophies. But we should be sure enough that she has , muscle dystrophy. As she is walking and doing her routine activities, that is agood sign. At the same time, i would like to know, if any doctor has ever put her on Steroids, because, steroids also cause proximal muscle weakness. She can improve her weakness to some extent by doing physiotherapy. There are few evidence of some help with the use of Co-enzyme Q10, which can be given to her, once we are sure that this is muscular dystrophy. Good Wishes for her. Dr Anshul