AMYOTONIA CONGENITA: A SURVEY OF THE KNOWN CASES WITH A REPORT OF THREE NEW CASES

摘要: Since Oppenheim 1 in 1900 first described this disease, case reports have gradually accumulated until at the time of writing 115 are on record, with 27 anatomic reports, including necropsies and muscle biopsies. A mass clinical pathologic material these proportions appears to be great enough render a statistical analysis considerable value, not only defining disease more precisely, but throwing new light etiology correcting some current misconceptions. Reviews literature been frequently made by those reporting cases. It will suffice mention important these, noting that last fairly comprehensive study—Thorspecken's—appeared than four years ago, none is based method. Batten, 1903, without mentioning Oppenheim's description, reported three cases under name "myopathy—infantile type." Kundt 1905