Extraocular muscle involvement in Becker muscular dystrophy

Neurology. 1996 Feb;46(2):564-6. doi: 10.1212/wnl.46.2.564.

Abstract

We report limitation of gaze and slow saccadic eye movements by clinical examination and video-oculography in a patient with Becker muscular dystrophy. This rare association suggests that a dystrophinopathy should be considered in a patient with features characteristic of Becker muscular dystrophy even when mild impairment of eye movements is present.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Edrophonium
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscular Dystrophies / physiopathology*
  • Oculomotor Muscles / physiology
  • Oculomotor Muscles / physiopathology*
  • Parasympathomimetics
  • Reference Values
  • Saccades*
  • Visual Fields

Substances

  • Parasympathomimetics
  • Edrophonium