My brother-in-law is affected by muscular dystrophy disease. Is the medicine is find for this disease?

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Muscular Distrophy disease is the one of the medicineless disease in the world. The disease affected persons cannot walk,stand properly like formals.
What are you asking? I don't understand what you mean by "is the medicine is find for this disease." I worked for years with MD patients when I worked in the hospital. I wish I knew what you are asking. I bet I'd have some answers for you. Also, look under Muscular Dystrophy. Just type it in the address bar. You will get a plethora of information.  (+ info)

How likely is it for someone to get muscular dystrophy if....?

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My friend has a history of muscular dystrophy in his family. His grandmother had it, his mother had it and his uncle now has it (2 out of 4 of his grandmothers children were affected). What are the chances of him having muscular dystrophy if his grandmother and mother had the disease and his father does not, nor does his fathers family have has a history of MD. I know this is vague but I just was an idea.
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PLEASE ANSWER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. does anyone know if muscular dystrophy skips a generation?

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If my grandma has muscular dystrophy will i have it? ive heard it skips a generation, but i cant find the answer to that. does anyone know?
It depends on the type, some go to next generation. while others do skip generations.  (+ info)

What is it like to have Muscular Dystrophy?

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I've read many stories of how positive people are about having the disorder, but on a more medical stand point, what is it like to have Muscular Dystrophy? what are some things that a person with muscular dystrophy might not be able to do?
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy produces stiffness of muscles and an inability to relax muscles at will (myotonia), as well as the muscle weakness of the other forms of muscular dystrophy.

Although this form of MD can affect children, it often doesn't affect people until adulthood. It can vary greatly in its severity. Muscles may feel stiff after using them. Progression of this form of MD is slow. Besides myotonia, signs and symptoms of adult-onset myotonic dystrophy may include:

Weakening of voluntary muscles that control your arms and legs, usually beginning with the limb muscles farthest from the torso — the muscles of the feet, hands, lower legs and forearms.

Weakening of head, neck and face muscles, which may result in the face having a hollow, drooped appearance.

Weakening of muscles involved in breathing and swallowing. Weaker breathing muscles may result in less oxygen intake and fatigue. Weaker swallowing muscles increase the risk of choking.

Fainting or dizziness, which may indicate that the disease is interfering with the conduction of electrical signals that keep the heart rate normal.

Weakening of muscles of hollow internal organs such as those in the digestive tract and the uterus. Depending on which part of the digestive tract is affected, you may experience problems with swallowing as well as constipation and diarrhea. Weakness of the uterine walls may cause problems during childbirth.  (+ info)

stem cell created from umbilical cord blood can help muscular dystrophy?

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as i know, umbilical cord blood can created stem cell that can be cure to many disease. it is because it can combine with other stem cell without problem. so if muscular dystrophy patient (which is do not have dystrophine because their stem cell can't create dystrophine in their body) receive umbilical cord blood stem cell, would the cell develop the dystrophine? if it true, i think it would be great to muscular dystrophy patient like me. sorry if my english was bad.
I don't think this is possible in current medical technology, great question!  (+ info)

Does Muscular Dystrophy affect the way people talk?

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I have a best friend in my hometown that's diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy since he was 10, and he can barely talk.
Since muscular dystrophy affects the control of both voluntary and involuntary muscle, it will effect speech. Our speech is based of the movement of air across the vocal chords, but the sound is regulated and shaped but muscles in the neck, mouth and face. To what degree to which it inhibits depends on how sever the case of muscular dystrophy.  (+ info)

What is Congenital Muscular Dystrophy?What is the life expectancy for someone with merosin positive CMD?

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Hi,my name is Holly and I have Congenital Muscular Dystrophy.I have merosin positive CMD.I was wondering if someone could give me an idea of my life expectancy is and what CMD in general is.Thanks!!!!!
Congentil Muscular Dystrphy affects your voluntary muscles and it is a degenerative genetic disease. It is more fully explained on this web site.
http://search.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/query?DISAMBIGUATION=true&FUNCTION=search&SERVER2=server2&SERVER1=server1&PARAMETER=Congenital+Muscular+Dystrophy&x=64&y=9  (+ info)

Does any form of Muscular dystrophy cause lesions in the brain useen with Multiple Sclerosis?

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I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, nut Muscular Dystrophy runs very rampid on my mothers side. My mother was recently diagnosed with a form of MD and we share ALOT of the same pains and problems. Only I have a significant amount of lesions on my brain/
MS is different from muscular dystrophy (MD), which is a group of disorders that cause progressive and irreversible wasting away of muscle tissue. Although MD has some symptoms in common with MS—such as weakness and problems with walking,MD affects the muscles directly while MS affects the central nervous system.
I don't believe that any of the types of MD involve lesions.
I don't know much about MD, but I have had MS for many years..MS is a very manageable disease so hang in there..  (+ info)

Muscular Dystrophy diagnosis at a late age?

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Is it possible to be diagnosed with muscular dystrophy around age 18. I know usually it's between 2-6 but are there cases where symptoms don't show up until a later age?
You can be diagnosed at any age. MD is not an age related disease. it can effect any one at any age  (+ info)

Are all types of Muscular Dystrophy Autosomal Dominants?

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I know that myotonic dystrophy is, but I am not sure about the other eight types.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker's muscular dystrophy are both X-linked recessive.  (+ info)

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