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Grund's syndrome
Also known as:
Gamstorp-Wohlfart syndrome
Synonyms:
Myokimia-myotonia-muscle atrophy-hyperhidrosis.
Associated persons:
Ingrid Gamstorp
Georg Grund
Karl Gunnar Vilhelm Wohlfart
Description:
A syndrome characterized by myotonia and muscular stiffness with fine twitches (myokymia), followed by muscle wasting and generalized hyperhidrosis. Autosomal dominant inheritance.
Bibliography:
- G. Grund:
Über genetische Beziehungen zwischen Myotonie, Muskelkrämpfen und Myokimie (Zugleich Beitrag zur Pathologie der neuralen Muskelatrophie).
Deutsche Zeitschrift für Nervenheilkunde, 1938, 146: 3-14.
- I. Gamstorp, G. Wohlfart:
A syndrome characterized by myokymia, myotonia, muscular wasting and increased perspiration.
Acta Psychiatrica et Neurologica Scandinavica, Copenhagen, 1959, 34 (2): 181-194.
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