Do little girls get muscular dystrophy and how do they test for it?

Question

She is two and falls often when running.

Answer 1

ANYONE can get it, there are a number of tests that can be done. Everything from blood work to M.R.I.s (brain scans) Good Luck :-)

Answer 2

Yes,little girls can get Muscular Dystrophy although there is a specific type of Muscular Dystrophy which is confined to boys alone -Duchenne's dystrophy.
However,symptoms are noted at about 4 years of age ;when there is progressive weakness of the muscle groups involved,the child walks increasingly clumsily and starts having difficulty standing up.
Doesn't sound like your daughter at all!
lf you're worried,tests like checking the Serum Creatine Kinase can be done.Also,chromosomal studies can detect this.
However,falling down while RUNNING,as opposed to while WALKING totally disqualifies your daughter from a diagnosis of Muscular Dystrophy...l would diagnose a healthy,active 2-year old!

Answer 3

I knew a girl in grade school who had it. I don't know how long she had it before I met her, though.

Taking a few tumbles while running is normal for a 2 year old. However, if she acts like she's in pain then she should be tested.

Here's another thing that might interest you: A couple of months ago my 3 year old nephew had a similar problem. He had had health trouble all of his little life. Finally a tech spotted something in one of the x-rays that turned out to be a very large tumor wrapped around his spine. He's finally recoverring now, and making up for lost time.

Good luck with the little girl!