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. 2008 Dec;27(3):98–113.

Table 1. Listing of the main muscle channelopathies of man, as treated in this article.

Classification of the Muscle Channelopathies
I. Myotonic Dystrophies
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1, Curschmann-Steinert)
Myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2, PROMM)
II. Chloride Channel Myotonias
Recessive myotonia congenita (Becker)
Dominant myotonia congenita (Thomsen)
III. Sodium Channel Myotonias
Paramyotonia congenita (Eulenburg)
Potassium-aggravated myotonia (PAM)
Myotonia fluctuans
Myotonia permanens
IV. Dyskalemic Episodic Paralyses
Hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis (HyperPP)
Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis (HypoPP)
Normokalaemic periodic paralysis (NormoPP)
Andersen syndrome
V. Calcium release channelopathies
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) susceptibility
Central core disease (CCD)