A study was undertaken in order to determine the state of health of the Ypsilante brothers, leaders of the Greek revolution. Available data, which are considered reliable, indicate that the Ypsilante brothers were affected by a chronic hereditary degenerative disease. A comparison of the symptoms of the illness of the Ypsilante brothers with those of myotonic dystrophy discloses many similarities between the two diseases. Also, myotonic dystrophy has been diagnosed in a female descendant of the family, examined in 1932 in London.
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J Neurol Sci
April 1989
Medical School of Patras University, Department of Neurology, Agios Andreas Hospital, Greece.
A study was undertaken in order to determine the state of health of the Ypsilante brothers, leaders of the Greek revolution. Available data, which are considered reliable, indicate that the Ypsilante brothers were affected by a chronic hereditary degenerative disease. A comparison of the symptoms of the illness of the Ypsilante brothers with those of myotonic dystrophy discloses many similarities between the two diseases.
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