An Introduction to the Muscular Dystrophies -- Dystrophinopathies -- Myotonic dystrophies -- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy -- Autosomal Dominant Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies -- Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy -- Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy -- Distal Muscular Dystrophies -- GNE MYOPATHY -- Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophies -- Congenital muscular dystrophies -- Myopathies with myofibrillar pathology -- Oculopharyngodistal myopathy -- Genetic Diagnosis and Counseling in Muscular Dystrophies -- Muscle Imaging in Muscular Dystrophies -- The Role of The Muscle Biopsy in The Era of Genetic Diagnosis -- Systemic Complications of Muscular Dystrophies -- Molecular Genetic Therapies in the Muscular Dystrophies -- Physical therapy, bracing and surgical treatment in muscular dystrophies -- Trial Design and Outcome Measurement in Muscular Dystrophies.