In this study muscle involvement, brain atrophy, pharyngoesophageal involvement and hyperostosis of 12 patients, who are members of the same family, with myotonic dystrophy were investigated. The level of velopharyngoesophageal insufficiency was determined with pharyngoesophagography. In computed tomographic examination the degree of muscle involvement, brain atrophy, hyperostosis and the increase in bone density were examined. The correlation of findings with the degree of clinical involvement was investigated. It was found that sternocleidomastoid and triceps surae muscles were the most effected ones radiologically. There was not any correlation between the degree of radiological and clinical involvement of muscles. On pharyngoesophagographic examination, velopharyngoesophageal insufficiency, in various degrees, was observed in 10 patients. The distribution of radio-pathologic findings that were observed in this generation with myotonic dystrophy had no correlation with the degree of clinical involvement. [Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center 1996;3(3):155-161]
Key Words: Myotonic dystrophy, radiologic findings, computed tomography, pharyngoesophagography
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