TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy (EDMD) A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Engelhardt, Thomas PY - 2019 T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e AB - Relatively benign congenital muscular dystrophy usually beginning in late childhood or adolescence and characterized clinically by early muscle contractures leading to toe-walking, rigid spine, calf hypertrophy, and loss of muscular movements mainly in the shoulders, upper arms and the lower legs. This medical condition also affects the cardiac muscles and conduction pathways. This medical condition is often defined as a triad of muscular atrophy, upper arms and lower legs contractures, and cardiomyopathy. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164068889 ER -