Paramyotonia Congenita Important
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Synonyms

• Eulenburg Disease
• Myotonia Congenita Intermittens
• Paralysis Periodica Paramyotonica
• Paramyotonia Congenita of Von Eulenburg
• Von Eulenburg Paramyotonia Congenita

Disorder Subdivisions

• None

General Discussion

Paramyotonia congenita is a rare muscular disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. This nonprogressive disorder is characterized by a condition in which the muscles do not relax after contracting (myotonia). Symptoms can be triggered by exposure to the cold. There are also intermittent periods of a type of paralysis in which there is no muscle tone (flaccid paresis). This condition does not necessarily coincide with exposure to cold temperatures or myotonia. There is no wasting (atrophy) or increase in bulk (hypertrophy) of muscles with this disorder.

Resources

Muscular Dystrophy Association
3300 East Sunrise Drive
Tucson, AZ 85718-3208
USA
Tel: (520)529-2000
Fax: (520)529-5300
Tel: (800)572-1717
Email: mda@mdausa.org
Internet: http://www.mda.org/

Muscular Dystrophy Canada
2345 Yonge Street Suite 900
Toronto
Ontario, M4P 2E5
Canada
Tel: 4164880030
Fax: 4164887523
Tel: 866MUSCLE8
Email: info@muscle.ca
Internet: http://www.muscle.ca

Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
61 Southwark Street
London, SE1 0HL
United Kingdom
Tel: 02078034800
Email: info@muscular-dystrophy.org
Internet: http://www.muscular-dystrophy.org

NIH/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Information Clearinghouse
One AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892-3675
USA
Tel: (301)495-4484
Fax: (301)718-6366
Tel: (877)226-4267
TDD: (301)565-2966
Email: NIAMSinfo@mail.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.niams.nih.gov/

Muscular Dystrophy Association of New Zealand, Inc.
PO Box 16-238
Sandringham
Auckland,
New Zealand
Tel: 098150247
Fax: 092777540
Tel: 0800800337
Email: info@mda.org.nz
Internet: http://www.mda.org.nz/

Muscular Dystrophy Australia
111 Boundary Road
North Melbourne
VIC 3051
Australia
Tel: 61393209555
Fax: 61393209595
Tel: 1800656632
Email: info@mda.org.au
Internet: http://www.mda.org.au

Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
PO Box 8126
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126
Tel: (301)251-4925
Fax: (301)251-4911
Tel: (888)205-2311
TDD: (888)205-3223
Internet: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/

Child Neurology Foundation
201 Chicago Ave, #200
Minneapolis, MN 55415
USA
Tel: (952)641-6100
Fax: (952)881-6276
Tel: (877)263-5430
Email: jstone@childneurologyfoundation.org
Internet: http://www.childneurologyfoundation.org