Types of Muscular Dystrophy and Neuromuscular Diseases What are
the different types of muscular dystrophy? Muscular dystrophy is
a group of inherited diseases that are characterized by weakness
and wasting away of muscle tissue, with or without the breakdown
of nerve tissue. There are nine types of muscular dystrophy,
with each type involving an eventual loss of strength,
increasing disability, and possible deformity. The most well
known of the muscular dystrophies is Duchenne muscular dystrophy
(DMD), followed by Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). Listed below
are the nine different types of muscular dystrophy. Each type
differs in the muscles affected, the age of onset, and its rate
of progression. Some types are named for the affected muscles,
including the following: Age at Onset Symptoms, Rate of
Progression, and Life Expectancy |Becker||adolescence to early
adulthood||Symptoms are almost identical to Duchenne but less
severe; progresses more slowly than Duchenne; survival into
middle age.| |Congenital||bi