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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Diaphragmatic weakness
  1. Triosephosphate isomerase deficiency 
    ... diaphragm) can also occur in triosephosphate isomerase deficiency. Diaphragm weakness can cause breathing problems and ultimately leads to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../triosephosphate-isomerase-deficiency - Genetics
  2. MFN2 gene 
    ... recessive MFN2-related Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with diaphragmatic weakness: Case report and literature review. Am J Med ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/mfn2 - Genetics
  3. Rigid spine muscular dystrophy 
    ... due to restricted movement of the torso and weakness of the diaphragm, which is the muscle that separates the abdomen from the chest cavity. The breathing problems, which tend to occur only at ... spine rigidity, and respiratory insufficiency, is sometimes referred ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/rigid-spine-muscular-dystrophy - Genetics
  4. Hereditary myopathy with early respiratory failure 
    ... the condition are breathing problems and difficulty walking. Weakness of the respiratory muscles, particularly the diaphragm (the muscle that separates the organs in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...y-myopathy-with-early-respiratory-failure - Genetics
  5. Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1 
    ... inhalation to allow the lungs to expand. With diaphragm paralysis, affected ... develop muscle weakness in their distal muscles. These are the muscles ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...-atrophy-with-respiratory-distress-type-1 - Genetics
  6. Myasthenia gravis 
    ... typically worsens with activity and improves with rest.Weakness of the muscles in the chest wall and the muscle that separates the abdomen from the chest cavity (the diaphragm) can cause breathing problems in some people with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/myasthenia-gravis - Genetics
  7. Congenital myasthenic syndrome 
    ... an impaired ability to move skeletal muscles, muscle weakness, and delayed ... (the diaphragm).Mutations in other genes that provide instructions for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/congenital-myasthenic-syndrome - Genetics
  8. Multiple pterygium syndrome 
    ... separates the abdomen from the chest cavity (the diaphragm), a condition called a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Lethal multiple pterygium syndrome is typically fatal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/multiple-pterygium-syndrome - Genetics