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Procainamide for dyspnea in myotonic dystrophy.

J W Fitting¹, P Leuenberger

¹Département de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.

The American Review of Respiratory Disease

|November 1, 1989

Summary

Antimyotonic therapy effectively treated severe dyspnea and tachypnea in a myotonic dystrophy patient. Procainamide and tocainide improved respiratory muscle myotonia, relieving symptoms without respiratory failure.

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Area of Science:

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Clinical Medicine

Background:

Myotonic dystrophy can affect respiratory muscles, leading to symptoms like dyspnea.
The sensory role of inspiratory muscles in dyspnea is recognized.
Respiratory muscle myotonia is a potential, though less common, cause of respiratory symptoms.