Prognosis:
The prognosis depends to a large extent on the involvement of the heart and respiratory muscles and thus varies considerably between the different muscular dystrophies. While e.g. Duchenne type Duchenne at a young age leads to death by cardiac insufficiency or respiratory tract infections, life expectancy is not limited in more benign forms. However, even milder forms of muscular dystrophy sometimes lead to severe impairments in everyday life and quality of life.