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Results 1 - 10 of 300 for Muscle wasting
  1. Spinal Muscular Atrophy (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)? Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a group of genetic diseases that damages and kills motor neurons. Motor neurons ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/spinalmuscularatrophy.html - Health Topics
  2. Muscle atrophy 
    Muscle atrophy is the wasting (thinning) or loss of muscle tissue.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003188.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a group of genetic nerve disorders. It is named after the three doctors who first identified it. In the United States, CMT ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/charcotmarietoothdisease.html - Health Topics
  4. Spinal muscular atrophy with lower extremity predominance 
    ... lower extremity predominance (SMA-LED) is characterized by muscle weakness and wasting (atrophy) in the lower limbs, most severely affecting ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...atrophy-with-lower-extremity-predominance - Genetics
  5. Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy 
    ... begins in adulthood and worsens slowly over time. Muscle wasting in the arms and legs results in cramping; ... The nerve cells gradually die, leading to the muscle weakness and wasting seen in this condition. People with a higher ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../spinal-and-bulbar-muscular-atrophy - Genetics
  6. Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1 
    Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1 (SMARD1) is an inherited condition that causes muscle weakness and respiratory failure typically beginning ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...-atrophy-with-respiratory-distress-type-1 - Genetics
  7. X-linked infantile spinal muscular atrophy 
    X-linked infantile spinal muscular atrophy is a condition that affects only boys and is characterized by severe muscle weakness and absent reflexes (areflexia). ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...-linked-infantile-spinal-muscular-atrophy - Genetics
  8. Spinal muscular atrophy with progressive myoclonic epilepsy 
    ... condition that begins in childhood. SMA-PME causes muscle weakness and wasting (atrophy) and a combination of seizures and uncontrollable ... myoclonic epilepsy).In individuals with SMA-PME, spinal muscular atrophy results from a loss of specialized nerve cells, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...rophy-with-progressive-myoclonic-epilepsy - Genetics
  9. Spinal muscular atrophy 
    ... Spinal amyotrophies Spinal amyotrophy Spinal muscle degeneration Spinal muscle wasting Genetic Testing Registry: Spinal muscular atrophy, type IV ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/spinal-muscular-atrophy - Genetics
  10. Hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy 
    ... disorder characterized by episodes of severe pain and muscle wasting (amyotrophy) in one or both shoulders and arms. ... and waste away (atrophy), and movement becomes difficult. Muscle wasting may cause changes in posture or in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../hereditary-neuralgic-amyotrophy - Genetics
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