The family history was unusual in that 4 other family members were also affected. Pdf exercise and preexercise nutrition as treatment for. Comprehensive care for patients with mcardle disease stacey l reason1, renee cadzow1, briana j jegier1 and andrew wakelin2 1 department of health administration, d youville college, ny, usa 2association for glycogen storage disease, uk corresponding author. Your cells use a simple sugar, called glucose, for energy. Type v five glycogen storage disease gsd v is a rare inherited condition in which the body is not able to break down glycogen. Pharmacological and nutritional treatment for mcardle disease. Brian mcardle while he was practicing in london, england. Phosphorylase deficiency causes exercise intolerance, such as cramps, muscle pain and. Jan 20, 2012 mcardle disease is a pure myopathy caused by an inherited deficit of the skeletal muscle isoform of glycogen phosphorylase.
Mcardle syndrome is a pathological condition in which the body is unable to break down glycogen, which is a vital source of energy in the body and is present in all the tissues of the body. The handbook puts into plain english the published information relating to the scientific and medical research into mcardle disease. Thank you for your interest in spreading the word about the bmj. A lack of glycogen breakdown interferes with the function of muscle cells. Creatine therapy in myophosphorylase deficiency mcardle disease. Mcardles syndrome article about mcardles syndrome by the. We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. In contrast, stress, uncertainty, and rumoring in the postmerger.
Mcardle syndrome definition of mcardle syndrome by. These contractions can be forceful and often painful. Another name for mcardle disease is glycogen storage disease gsd 5 or gsd v. Abstract mcardle disease is arguably the paradigm of exercise intolerance in. About 3 or 4 out of every 10 patients reported with mers have died. Masticatory muscle symptoms in a patient with mcardles.
Meige syndrome genetic and rare diseases information. The gsds are generally categorized by number according to the chronology of recognition of the responsible enzyme defect. Mcardles disease definition of mcardles disease by the. Meige syndrome is a rare movement disorder in which a person has involuntary and irregular movements involving contractions of the muscles responsible for eyelid opening, lower face, and jaw. In the adenylate kinase pathway, two adenosine diphosphate adp molecules combine to regenerate atp, and. May 08, 2020 acute compartment syndrome after forearm ischemic work test in a patient with mcardle s disease. Residual activity of phosphorylase was 28% and sodium dodecyl sulphate electrophoresis showed decreased protein. Many patients have seen good results from combining analgesics and physical. Maintain healthy diet, control weight, take gentle aerobic exercise. Most mers patients developed severe respiratory illness with symptoms of fever, cough and shortness of breath. Majority of individuals with mcardle syndrome are usually diagnosed in the later stages of life usually by the time they are 4050 years of age, although.
What is phosphorylase deficiency mcardle disease, myophosphorylase deficiency, glycogenosis type 5. Creatine therapy in myophosphorylase deficiency mcardle. Mcardle disease glycogen storage disease type v is caused by an. Mcardle disease gsd 5 is a rare, genetic muscle disorder. Glycogen is an important source of energy that is stored in all tissues, especially in the muscles and liver. Several pygm gene mutations are associated with myophosphorylase. Mcardles disease myophosphorylase deficiency, glycogenosis type v, gsd v is one of the most common metabolic myopathies. Glycogen storage disease type v gsdv is a metabolic disorder, more specifically a glycogen storage disease, caused by a deficiency of myophosphorylase. Middle east respiratory syndrome mers is an illness caused by a virus more specifically, a coronavirus called middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus merscov.
The national hospital for neurology and neurosurgery. It is part of a group of diseases called glycogen storage diseases. Mcardle disease is a genetic disorder in which the body cannot breakdown glycogen in the muscles. The first case was described in 1951 by brian mcardle. He had been receiving longterm treatment with tianeptine, bromazepam. A patient with mcardle disease underwent bowel surgery with general anesthesia and was successfully managed. Thornhill, bds, mbbs, fds, ffd, msc, phd,a manchester, u. Please write back and let me know your symptoms, experiences, etc. In addition, muscles around the eyes spasm, called blepharospasm. Mcardles syndrome article about mcardles syndrome by. It is caused by genetic defects of the musclespecific isozyme of glycogen phosphorylase, which block adenosine triphosphate atp formation from.
Mcardle disease is a rare skeletal muscle disorder affecting approximately 1 in 100,000 people. The national diagnostic and management centre for mcardle disease aims to address these problems. It is milder than other glycogen storage diseases, characterized by muscle fatigability and stiffness after. Objective to determine whether treatment with creatine can improve exercise intolerance in myophosphorylase deficiency mcardle disease. Your muscles need a constant supply of sugar glucose to keep working properly. Glycogen storage disease type 5 genetic and rare diseases. People born with mcardle disease are unable to produce an enzyme called muscle phosphorylase.
Design doubleblind, placebocontrolled crossover study with oral creatine monohydrate supplementation. Mcardles disease presenting as unexplained dyspnea in a young woman article pdf available in canadian respiratory journal. Glycogen storage disease type 5 gsdv is a genetic disorder that prevents the body from breaking down glycogen. Mcardle syndrome definition of mcardle syndrome by medical. Mcardles disease, rare hereditary deficiency of the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase in muscle cells. Coris disease is gsd type 3 and has been entered as forbes disease, under gilbert burnett forbes, amerikan paediatrician, 19152003. The university dental hospital of manchester myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome is a syndrome characterized by chronic preauricular pain and tenderness involving the muscles of mastication.
Just recently he received a request from oregon health science university to be tested through a previous muscle biopsy for mcardle glycogyn storage disease. Acute compartment syndrome after forearm ischemic work test in a patient with mcardles disease. We describe a 76yearold man whose symptoms began at age 74 years with sudden onset of proximal muscle weakness and fatigability. The surname mcardle or macardle was the twelfth most numerous in its homeland of county monaghan in 1970. Symptoms of mcardles disease type v glycogen storage disease symptoms the symptoms of mcardles disease are subtle but unmistakable. Jan 02, 2016 glycogen storage disease type 5 gsdv is a genetic disorder that prevents the body from breaking down glycogen. Mcardle disease is a metabolic muscle disorder first described in 1951 by dr brian mcardle. This disease is one of a group of metabolic muscle diseases that interferes with the processing of food in this case, carbohydrates for energy production. Adp molecules can combine to regenerate atp by the myokinase or. Anesthesia considerations in a patient with mcardle. Mcardle disease and no effective biomedical treatment is expected to be. May 14, 2008 my husband has spent the past 5 years trying to find a diagnosis for his disease. Glycogen storage disease type v genetics home reference.
After the first 10 seconds of strenuous physical activity following rest, skeletal muscle relies on the critical conversion of glycogen to glucose in order to drive the formation of adenosine triphosphate to provide power muscular contractions. Glycogen is an important source of energy that is stored in muscle tissue. This signs and symptoms information for mcardle disease has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of mcardle disease signs or. Glycogen storage disease type v and the most common type of glycogen storage disease. Patients afflicted by mcardles disease most commonly suffer from muscle fatigue. Its incidence is reported as one in 100,000, roughly the same as glycogen storage disease type i. In the absence of this enzyme, muscles cannot break down animal starch glycogen to meet the energy requirements of exercise. Chui and munsat 1976 described a 40yearold woman with myophosphorylase deficiency and the clinical features of mcardle syndrome, including exercise intolerance, muscle cramping, and myoglobinuria.
Preexercise nutrition as treatment for mcardle disease. Summary a case of mcardles syndromephosphorylase deficient myopathyis described, with the diagnostic clinical and biochemical findings. Please note, for carriertargeted variant tests the approval status depends on whether the gene is in an approved genedx singlegene or multigene test. Pdf mcardle disease and exercise physiology researchgate. This handbook explains, in laymans terms, the cause, method of inheritance, history and current and future treatments of mcardle disease also known as glycogen storage disease type v. Md is a metabolic myopathy caused by a deficiency in muscle glycogen phosphorylase. The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of mcardle disease. Lateonset mcardles disease with unusual electromyographic.
Neuromuscular, cognitive and metabolic implications of. Therefore, we recommend that people with mcardle disease participate in gentle aerobic exercise, such as walking or cycling, on 35 days per week, aiming to exercise for at least 30 minutes on each occasion. Glycogen storage disease type v also known as gsdv or mcardle disease is an inherited disorder caused by an inability to break down a complex sugar called glycogen in muscle cells. Mcardle disease is an ultrarare disorder of energy supply which can cause exhaustion, cramping and muscle pain in everyday activities. Angina in mcardles disease article pdf available in heart british cardiac society 764. Aug 26, 2014 mcardle s disease is caused by myophosphorylase deficiency glycogen storage disease type v, first described by brian mcardle in 1951. It also known as mcardle syndrome or glycogen storage disease type v gsdv. Ms is a rare disease that is caused by changes in the gene pygm, which encodes the enzyme phosphorylase. Glycogen storage disease v, mcardles disease rare diseases. Symptoms of mcardles disease muscle phosphorylase deficiency commonly begin in childhood or adolescence. Mcardles disease definition of mcardles disease by. People with gsdv typically experience fatigue, muscle pain, and cramps during the first few minutes of exercise exercise intolerance. It is diagnosed in the absence of any neurological or orthopedic condition if the toe walking persists after 2 years of age 1, 2.
Pdf mcardle disease glycogen storage disease type v. Mcardles disease is a rare muscle disease affecting approximately 1 in 100,000 people. The disorder is also called glycogen storage disease type v gsd v. Mcardle syndrome ms was first described by brian mcardle in an individual unable to increase venous lactate levels and breakdown glycogen while performing ischemic exercise 25. Pdf mcardles disease presenting as unexplained dyspnea. Mcardle disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.
Masticatory muscle symptoms in a patient with mcardles disease. Mcardles disease, also referred to as myophosphorylase deficiency, or type v glycogen storage disease, was first described in 1951 by dr. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. This enzyme is important in producing the fuel source required by the skeletal muscles for. Two patients with mcardle s disease within the same pedigree and with two different clinical forms are presented. Mcardle disease increases exercise capacity and cardiovascular fitness without muscle damage haller et al, 2006, quinlivan et al, 2011. Usually, when people with this disease rest after brief. Mcardle disease is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the gene that encodes myophosphorylase, an enzyme that is essential for glycogenolysis. Stacey l reason, department of health administration, d youville college, ny, usa, tel. Treatment of glycogenosys type v mcardle disease with. The national hospital for neurology and neurosurgery national.
Masticatory muscle symptoms in a patient with mcardle s disease martin h. I dont know of my sickness if it is mcardles or not. I always have backpain, musclecramps and brittle bones. The disease exhibits clinical heterogeneity, but patients typically experience exercise intolerance, acute crises of early fatigue, and contractures, sometimes with rhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuria, triggered by static muscle contractions or dynamic exercise. Idiopathic toe walking itw is defined as a walking pattern in which the weight bearing occurs on the forefoot.
Mcardle disease, also known as type v glycogen storage disease, is an autosomal recessive inherited con. Two patients with mcardles disease within the same pedigree and with two different clinical forms are presented. Muscle activity is thus solely dependent on the availability of g. However, some cases of symptomatic heterozygous patients, with only one mutation in the pygm gene identified, have been reported. If you have problems viewing pdf files, download the latest version of adobe reader for language access assistance, contact the ncats public information officer genetic and rare diseases information center gard po box 8126, gaithersburg, md 208988126 tollfree.
Mcardle disease glycogen storage disease type v is a pure myopathy caused by an inherited deficit of myophosphorylase. Certain unexpected biochemical resultsnotably, the absence of excessive glycogen storessuggest that this case is a variant of the syndrome. Metabolic myopathies muscular dystrophy association. Md is now known as one of the most common disorders of muscle metabolism, with an estimated prevalence of. The first page of the pdf of this article appears above. Mcardle s disease synonyms, mcardle s disease pronunciation, mcardle s disease translation, english dictionary definition of mcardle s disease. It results from a lack of a key substance that the muscles need to break down glycogen into glucose for energy. Mutations in the liver glycogen synthase gene in children with hypoglycemia due to glycogen storage disease type 0. People with gsdv typically experience fatigue, muscle pain, and cramps during the first. In this disease, the muscle cells cant break down a complex sugar called glycogen. Masticatory muscle symptoms in a patient with mcardles disease martin h. Mcardle syndrome mcardle syndrome glycogenosis due to muscle glycogen phosphorylase deficiency, resulting in accumulation of glycogen of normal chemical structure in muscle.
Md is a myopathy caused by genetic defects in myophosphorylase, the skeletal muscle isoform of the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase. Because their muscles cannot properly metabolize energy, individuals with mcardles disease may experience fatigue and failure during strenuous activities like jogging, swimming or even walking. Jan 25, 2019 mcardle syndrome is a pathological condition in which the body is unable to break down glycogen, which is a vital source of energy in the body and is present in all the tissues of the body. Most patients with mcardle s disease have undetectable myophosphorylase activity and are therefore unable to release glucose from glycogen in muscle. This syndrome is characterized by exercise intolerance, with most patients experiencing acute muscle crises after static or intense dynamic exercise. The problem in mcardle s disease is that the glycogen cannot be broken down to be used for energy release and muscle damage is caused when the energy demand is greater than the aerobic pathway can. The first patient suffered from progressive muscle weakness and atrophy. Mcardle disease or glycogenosis type v is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency of the muscle isoform of glycogen phosphorylase myophosphorylase, pygm, the specific. A hereditary metabolic disorder caused by deficiency of muscle phosphorylase, with abnormal glycogen deposition in skeletal muscle leading to muscle fiber.
Revman software currently revman 2014 to combine risk ratios or. Mcardles disease glycogen storage disease type v patient. Mcardle s disease an inherited disease in which abnormal amounts of glycogen accumulate in skeletal muscle. Mcardle disease symptoms diagnosis treatment prognosis. Yes are approved or conditionally approved by new york state and do not require an nys npl exemption. Exercise and preexercise nutrition as treatment for mcardle disease article pdf available in medicine and science in sports and exercise 484 november 2015 with 1,014 reads how we measure. The problem in mcardles disease is that the glycogen cannot be broken down to be used for energy release and muscle damage is caused when the energy demand is greater than the aerobic pathway can. The terms coris syndrome and cori type v glycogenosis have been used as synonyms for mcardle s. The condition is a recessive inherited disorder that presents as an inability to metabolize glycogen, the storage form of glucose. Brian mcardle, english neurologist, 19112002 an inherited glycolic storage disease marked by an absence of myophosphorylase b and abnormally large amounts of glycogen in skeletal muscle. The surname in irish is macardghail, from ardghal, meaning high valour or from the irish ardghail meaning tall foreigner with roots ard meaning tall and gail meaning foreigner indicative of their original ancestor being a viking or from viking stock.
579 60 1394 651 583 863 1298 254 953 1109 1181 180 969 588 559 865 241 499 1380 486 13 1084 404 412 16 1250 1505 1212 779 1036 587 18 1454 63 581 1307 1129 1273 37