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Muscular Dystrophy in Childhood

One of the most common conditions producing muscle weakness in childhood is muscular dystrophy. In this revision article, the author discusses the pathogenesis, classification, diagnosis and treatment of the several types of muscular dystrophy (Duchenne, benign X‐linked, limb‐girdle, facio‐scapulo‐humeral and dystrophia myotonica) and comprehensively reviews the literature. Mention is made of spinal atrophy—also common in childhood—and congenital myopathy and the features which distinguish these disorders from muscular dystrophy.