Psychological characteristics of patients with myotonia dystrophica and principles of their rehabilitation

When testing psychological characteristics of personality in 20 patients with myotonia dystrophica using MMPI test, it was revealed forming of anxious-asthenic syndrome, typical for initial clinical symptons of the disease. With the main disease progression tendency to hypochondriac and depressive states is observed. Complex of medicamental and psychotherapeutic rehabilitation is offered.

Clinical genetic analysis of myotonia dystrophica in the republic of bashkortostan

In the Republic of Bashkortostan computer data bank on myotonia dystrophica (MD) was created where information on all diagnosed patients and members of their families was entered. For the first time in the republic qualitative molecular genetic RNA-diagnosis of MD started, with the help of which one phenotypically healthy mutation carrier is revealed. Clinical genetic characteristic of MD in Bashkortostan and main subpopulation of the republic is presented. Besides neuromuscular symptoms cerebral and extraneural symptoms are analyzed.