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Results 1 - 10 of 608 for weakness
  1. Weakness 
    Weakness is reduced strength in one or more muscles. ... Weakness may be all over the body or in only one area. Weakness is more noticeable when ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003174.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Aging changes in the bones - muscles - joints 
    ... affect the posture and walk, and lead to weakness and slowed movement. AGING CHANGES People lose bone ... vertebrae can cause pain and reduce mobility. Muscle weakness contributes to fatigue, weakness, and reduced activity tolerance. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/004015.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Hypokalemic periodic paralysis 
    ... a disorder that causes occasional episodes of muscle weakness and sometimes a lower than normal level of ... low blood level of potassium during episodes of weakness. This results from potassium moving from the blood ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000312.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis 
    ... is a condition with episodes of severe muscle weakness . It occurs in people who have high levels ... Symptoms involve attacks of muscle weakness or paralysis . Between ... of hyperthyroidism have developed. Hyperthyroid symptoms may be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000319.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 
    ... muscular dystrophy is a condition that causes muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue that gets worse ... often mild and very slowly become worse. Muscle weakness of the face is common, and may include: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000707.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies 
    ... of genetic diseases in which there is muscle weakness and wasting (muscular dystrophy). In most cases, both ... Most often, the first sign is pelvic muscle weakness. Examples of this include trouble standing from a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000711.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Electromyography 
    ... often used when a person has symptoms of weakness, pain, or abnormal sensation. It can help tell the difference between muscle weakness caused by the injury of a nerve attached ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003929.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis 
    ... a disorder that causes occasional episodes of muscle weakness and sometimes a higher than normal level of ... Symptoms include attacks of muscle weakness or loss of muscle ... normal muscle strength between attacks. Attacks usually begin in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000316.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Guillain-Barre syndrome 
    ... This leads to nerve inflammation that causes muscle weakness or paralysis and other symptoms. ... of nerves. This nerve damage causes tingling, muscle weakness, loss of balance, and paralysis. GBS most often ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000684.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Myasthenia gravis 
    Myasthenia gravis causes weakness of the voluntary muscles. These are muscles that you can control. Autonomic muscles of the heart and digestive tract ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000712.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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