Overview

• Major Characteristics of the Nine (9) Muscular Dystrophies (Muscular Dystrophy Association)

Condition Specific Sites

• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• Muscular Dystrophy Campaign

Symptoms

• Signs and Symptoms of the Nine Muscular Dystrophies (Mayo)

Diagnosis

• Understanding Muscular Dystrophy -- Treatment (WebMDHealth)
• Complete Blood Count (CBC) (WebMDHealth)
• Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies
• Ultrasonography (Wikipedia)
• Muscle Biopsies (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Genetic Testing (WebMDHealth)

Treatments

• Understanding Muscular Dystrophy -- Treatment (WebMDHealth)

Specific Conditions From MedLine

• Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (CMD) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Distal Muscular Dystrophy (DD) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) (Also Known as Pseudohypertrophic) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy (EDMD) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSH or FSHD) (Also known as Landouzy-Dejerine) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Myotonic Dystrophy (DM) (Also known as Steinert's Disease) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Rare Muscular Dystrophies: Congenital, Distal, Emery-Dreifuss and Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophies (Muscular Dystrophy Association)

Genetics

• Genetics Home Reference: Muscular dystrophy, Duchenne and Becker types (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Myotonic dystrophy (National Library of Medicine)
• Genes and Disease: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
• Genes and Disease: Myotonic Dystrophy (National Center for Biotechnology Information)

Ogranizations and Patient-Centered Sites

• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy Research
• Muscular Dystrophy Campaign