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Results 1 - 10 of 22 for Motor neuron atrophy
  1. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
    ... the spinal cord and the brain. In ALS, motor neurons die (atrophy) over time, leading to muscle weakness, a loss ... the specialized extensions of nerve cells (such as motor neurons) that ... to muscle weakness and atrophy. Other mutations lead to a slowing in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis - Genetics
  2. Spinal muscular atrophy with lower extremity predominance 
    ... loss of nerve cells that control muscle movement (motor neurons) leads to atrophy of the muscles in the lower limbs. Affected ... cells is reduced. Decreased synaptic vesicle transport in motor neurons, ... the muscle weakness and atrophy experienced by people with SMA-LED. It is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...atrophy-with-lower-extremity-predominance - Genetics
  3. Spinal muscular atrophy 
    ... Other forms of spinal muscular atrophy and related motor neuron diseases, such as spinal muscular atrophy with progressive myoclonic epilepsy, spinal muscular atrophy with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/spinal-muscular-atrophy - Genetics
  4. Infantile-onset ascending hereditary spastic paralysis 
    ... paraplegia). The spasticity and paraplegia result from degeneration (atrophy) of motor neurons, which are specialized nerve cells in the brain ... of axons and dendrites, contribute to the progressive atrophy of motor neurons that is characteristic of this condition. ALS2 This ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...et-ascending-hereditary-spastic-paralysis - Genetics
  5. Spinocerebellar ataxia type 36 
    ... of specialized nerve cells that control muscle movement (motor neurons), which can contribute to the tongue and limb muscle atrophy in affected individuals.Some people with SCA36 have ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/spinocerebellar-ataxia-type-36 - Genetics
  6. Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy 
    ... of specialized nerve cells that control muscle movement (motor neurons). These nerve cells originate in the spinal cord and the part of the brain that is connected to the spinal cord (the brainstem).Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy mainly affects males and is characterized by muscle ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../spinal-and-bulbar-muscular-atrophy - Genetics
  7. Pontocerebellar hypoplasia 
    ... from a loss of specialized nerve cells called motor neurons in the spinal cord, similar to another genetic disorder known as spinal muscular atrophy. Individuals with PCH1 also have very weak muscle ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/pontocerebellar-hypoplasia - Genetics
  8. Spinal muscular atrophy with progressive myoclonic epilepsy 
    ... epilepsy).In individuals with SMA-PME, spinal muscular atrophy results from a loss of specialized nerve cells, called motor neurons, in the spinal cord and the part of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...rophy-with-progressive-myoclonic-epilepsy - Genetics
  9. Triosephosphate isomerase deficiency 
    ... The movement problems are caused by impairment of motor neurons, which are specialized nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control muscle movement. This impairment leads to muscle weakness and wasting (atrophy) and causes the movement problems typical of triosephosphate ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../triosephosphate-isomerase-deficiency - Genetics
  10. X-linked infantile spinal muscular atrophy 
    ... death. Specialized nerve cells that control muscle movement (motor neurons) are particularly susceptible to disruptions in ... This condition is inherited in an X- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...-linked-infantile-spinal-muscular-atrophy - Genetics
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