Muscular Disorders
30 entries in the Muscular Disorders compendium.
Compton–North congenital myopathyFatal congenital myopathy with pre-natal onset and severe muscle weakness.ContractureA permanent or temporary shortening of soft tissues causing joint rigidity.Cricopharyngeal spasmA harmless but uncomfortable throat muscle spasm.DynapeniaAge-related loss of muscle strength, not mass.Exercise therapy for idiopathic inflammatory myopathiesExercise can improve function without worsening inflammation in IIM.Exertional rhabdomyolysisMuscle breakdown from extreme physical exertion.Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressivaRare disease where soft tissue progressively turns to bone.Glycogen storage disease type VA metabolic myopathy caused by myophosphorylase deficiency.Hereditary inclusion body myopathyRare genetic muscle disorders with adult-onset weakness.Hoffmann syndromeA rare adult-onset hypothyroid myopathy with muscle hypertrophy.Β-Hydroxy β-methylbutyric acidNaturally produced substance used for muscle health and recovery.HypertoniaIncreased muscle tone from upper motor neuron lesions.Inclusion body myositisSlowly progressive inflammatory muscle disease in older adults.Macrophagic myofasciitisA lesion with aluminium salts at vaccination sites.Muscle atrophyLoss of skeletal muscle mass causing weakness and disability.Muscle fatigueDeclining force generation in muscles during activity.Muscle imbalanceImbalance between opposing muscles disrupts joint alignment and movement.Muscle weaknessMuscle weakness involves reduced force from nerve or muscle causes.MyopathyA muscle disease where fibers fail, causing weakness and pain.MyositisA rare inflammatory muscle condition with varied causes.Myositis ossificansTwo syndromes of heterotopic ossification in muscle, one traumatic and one inherited.Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophyA rare genetic condition causing up to double the usual muscle mass.Omohyoid muscle syndromeA rare neck condition causing an X-shaped protrusion during swallowing.Orofacial myofunctional disordersMuscle disorders of face, mouth, lips, or jaw from chronic mouth breathing.PseudohypertrophyFalse muscle enlargement due to fat or connective tissue infiltration.PyomyositisBacterial skeletal muscle infection forming abscesses, common in tropics.Rigid spine syndromeA rare progressive disorder causing spinal rigidity and muscle stiffness.SarcoglycanopathyMuscular disorders from sarcoglycan gene mutations, causing limb-girdle or myoclonic dystonia.Thyrotoxic periodic paralysisEpisodic muscle weakness from hyperthyroidism and low blood potassium.X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagyA rare X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy.
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