muscular dystrophy facioscapulohumeral

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a type of muscular dystrophy that preferentially weakens the skeletal muscles of the face (Latin: facio), those that position the scapula (scapulo), and those in the upper arm, overlying the humerus bone (humeral). Weakness usually develops in other areas of the body as well, such as the abdomen and next to the shin, causing foot drop. Often weakness develops on one side of the body before the other. Symptoms typically begin in early childhood and ...