Myotonic dystrophy (DM), known as "the most variable of all diseases found in medicine," is a multi-systemic genetic disorder that is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy. myotonic dystrophy is the only type of muscular dystrophy that affects cognition and brain function, in addition to the heart, lungs, muscles, gastrointestinal system, and many other organs.
Steinert, Batten, and Gibb identified myotonic dystrophy as a rare progressive disorder that is characterized by weakness, especially in muscles. It is also characterized by alterations in the central nervous system. There are two major types of myotonic dystrophy—Steinert disease or myotoni...
