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=== Congenital myasthenic syndrome ===
[[Congenital myasthenic syndrome]] (CMS) previously referred to as muscular dystrophy, myopathy or spasticity, is a type of inherited neuromuscular disorder associated with alpha-[[dystroglycan]] deficiency, found in Sphynx and in Devon Rex cats as well as variants of these breeds, which can occur between the first 3 to 23 weeks of their life.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sphynxcatassociation.com/congenital-myasthatic-syndrome|title=Congenital Myasthatic Syndrome|publisher=Sphynx Cat Association (SCA)|access-date=31 October 2019|archive-date=31 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031002604/https://www.sphynxcatassociation.com/congenital-myasthatic-syndrome|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ufaw.org.uk/cats/sphynx---hereditary-myopathy|title=Sphynx - Hereditary Myopathy|website=The International Animal Welfare Science Society|access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Martin|first1=Paul T.|last2=Shelton|first2=G. Diane|last3=Dickinson|first3=Peter J.|last4=Sturges|first4=Beverly K.|last5=Xu|first5=Rui|last6=LeCouteur|first6=Richard A.|last7=Guo|first7=Ling T.|last8=Grahn|first8=Robert A.|last9=Lo|first9=Harriet P.|last10=North|first10=Kathryn N.|last11=Malik|first11=Richard|date=2008-12-01|title=Muscular dystrophy associated with α-dystroglycan deficiency in Sphynx and Devon Rex cats|url=https://www.nmd-journal.com/article/S0960-8966(08)00616-0/abstract|journal=Neuromuscular Disorders|language=English|volume=18|issue=12|pages=942–952|doi=10.1016/j.nmd.2008.08.002|issn=0960-8966|pmid=18990577|pmc=2646259 }}</ref> This condition has also been described, but is rarely seen.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Martin|first=P. T.|title=Muscular dystrophy associated alpha-dystroglycan deficiency in Sphynx and Devon Rex cat|journal=Neuromuscular Disorders |year=2008|volume=18 |issue=12|series=12 |pages=942–52|doi=10.1016/j.nmd.2008.08.002|display-authors=etal|pmc=2646259|pmid=18990577}}</ref><ref name=":7"/> Cats affected by CMS show generalized muscle weakness and fatigue, as well as ventroflexion of the head and neck, head bobbing, and scapulae protrusion.<ref name=":6" />