Central core disease

Description

Central core disease (CCD) is an inherited neuromuscular disorder characterised by central cores on muscle biopsy and clinical features of a congenital myopathy (hypotonia and motor developmental delay) and is characterised by predominantly proximal weakness, pronounced in the hip girdle.

Index terms

Central core disease

Exclusions from above levels

http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1159616108 – Secondary myopathies
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1425591047 – Myasthenia gravis or certain specified neuromuscular junction disorders
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/155258022 – Metabolic disorders

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LD26.41 – Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

8C72.00 – Nemaline myopathy
8C72.01 – Centronuclear myopathy
8C72.0Y – Other specified congenital myopathy with structural abnormalities
8C72.0Z – Congenital myopathy with structural abnormalities, unspecified

Foundation entity

Central core disease – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2065822840

Part of: 8C72.0: Congenital myopathy with structural abnormalities › 8C72: Congenital myopathies › 08: Diseases of the nervous system