Thomsen Disease - Related and Similar Disorders

Related and Similar Disorders

Sodium Channel Myotonias (SCN4A)

  • Potassium-aggravated myotonia (Acetazolamide Responsive Myotonia)
  • Paramyotonia Congenita
  • Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis

Dystrophies

  • Myotonic dystrophy (Myotonic Muscular Dystropy: Type 1 and Type 2)

Potassium Channel Disorders (KCNJ2)

  • Andersen-Tawil syndrome

Other Disorders

  • Thyroid Disorders
  • Neuromyotonia (Isaac's Syndrome)
  • Stiff Person Syndrome
  • Brody myopathy(Brody Disease, Brody's Disease, Brody's Myopathy)

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