Neuromuscular Conditions We Treat

At our Pediatric Neuromuscular Diseases Clinic, we treat more than 50 disorders of the nerves and muscles. These include:

Motor neuron conditions

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
• And other motor neuron conditions

Muscular dystrophies

• Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• Limb-Girdle muscular dystrophy
• Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)
• Myotonic muscular dystrophy
• Congenital muscular dystrophies
  • Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy
  • Merosin-deficient muscular dystrophy
  • Walker-Warburg syndrome

Congenital myopathies

• Nemaline myopathy
• Metabolic myopathies
• Myotubular myopathy
• Other congenital myopathies
• Other myopathies

Other myopathies

• Myotonia congenita
• Periodic paralysis
  • Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
  • Hyperkalenic periodic paralysis

Inflammatory myopathies

• Dermatomyositis
• Inclusion body myositis

Metabolic myopathies

• Mitochondrial myopathies
• Pompe disease

Neuropathies and ataxic conditions

• Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disorder
• Friedreich's ataxia (FA)
• Inflammatory neuropathies

Other acquired neuropathies

• Structural plexopathies and radiculopathies

Neuromuscular junction diseases

• Myasthenia gravis
• Congenital myasthenic syndrome