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Muscles and Bones DictionaryA-E | F-J | K-O | P-S | T-Zfacioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: Also known as FSHMD, FSHD or FSH, this is an autosomal dominant form muscular dystrophy that initially affects the skeletal muscles of the face, scapula and upper arms (humeral). familial periodic paralysis: Episodes of weakness in the arms and legs. glycogen storage diseases of muscle: A type of myopathy caused by mutations in genes controlling enzymes that metabolize glycogen and glucose. inclusion body myositis: Also known as sporadic inclusion body myositis (SIBM), this is characterized by slowly progressive weakness and wasting of the distal and proximal muscles, most apparent in the muscles of the arms and legs.
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