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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Quadriceps muscle weakness
  1. Tibial muscular dystrophy 
    ... weakness, weakness and atrophy of the thigh muscles (quadriceps) or other muscles in the legs, and weakness affecting muscles in the arms. Tibial muscular dystrophy ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/tibial-muscular-dystrophy - Genetics
  2. Spinal muscular atrophy with lower extremity predominance 
    ... extremity predominance (SMA-LED) is characterized by muscle weakness and wasting (atrophy) in the lower limbs, most severely affecting the thigh muscles (quadriceps). (In SMA-LED, the "D" stands for dominant, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...atrophy-with-lower-extremity-predominance - Genetics
  3. GNE myopathy 
    ... myopathy, GNE myopathy usually does not affect the quadriceps, which are a group ... Weakness in leg muscles makes walking increasingly difficult, and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/gne-myopathy - Genetics