Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral
"Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An autosomal dominant degenerative muscle disease characterized by slowly progressive weakness of the muscles of the face, upper-arm, and shoulder girdle. The onset of symptoms usually occurs in the first or second decade of life. Affected individuals usually present with impairment of upper extremity elevation. This tends to be followed by facial weakness, primarily involving the orbicularis oris and orbicularis oculi muscles. (Neuromuscul Disord 1997;7(1):55-62; Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1420)
| Descriptor ID |
D020391
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.651.534.500.400 C10.668.491.175.500.400 C16.320.577.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral- Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral
- Dystrophies, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular
- Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular
- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophies
- Muscular Dystrophies, Facioscapulohumeral
- Facioscapulohumeral Atrophy
- Atrophies, Facioscapulohumeral
- Atrophy, Facioscapulohumeral
- Facioscapulohumeral Atrophies
- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
- Facioscapulohumeral Type Progressive Muscular Dystrophy
- FSH Muscular Dystrophy
- Landouzy-Dejerine Dystrophy
- Dystrophies, Landouzy-Dejerine
- Dystrophy, Landouzy-Dejerine
- Landouzy Dejerine Dystrophy
- Landouzy-Dejerine Dystrophies
- Muscular Dystrophy, Landouzy Dejerine
- Progressive Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral Type
- Facio-Scapulo-Humeral Dystrophy
- Facioscapuloperoneal Muscular Dystrophy
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