Myotonia Congenita
What is myotonia congenita (MC)? It is a disorder of skeletal muscles in which the affected muscles do not properly...
Parsonage Turner Syndrome
Oct 14, 2024
What is Parsonage Turner Syndrome (PTS)? Parsonage Turner Syndrome (PTS) is a condition affecting the brachial plexus, a network of...
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT), or Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy (HMSN)
Oct 4, 2024
CMT is the most common inherited peripheral neuropathy. It is also called Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy (HMSN). Hereditary neuropathy...
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Motor Neuron Disease (MND) “Lou Gehrig’s disease”
Mar 6, 2024
This is a condition resulting in progressive weakness of muscles due to degeneration (dying) of neurons involved in motor control...
Inflammatory Myopathies, including Polymyositis
Jul 24, 2023
What is an inflammatory myopathy? It is a disease of muscles caused by an inflammatory process. (more…)
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Jul 24, 2023
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common type of muscular dystrophy. (more…)
Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM)
Jul 24, 2023
Inclusion Body Myositis, or IBM, is considered the most common acquired muscle disease of aging population, individuals over 45 years...
Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD)
Jul 24, 2023
LGMD is a genetic disease resulting in weakness of muscles around shoulders and hips. Both males and females are affected....
Myotonic Dystrophy (DM)
Jul 24, 2023
Myotonic dystrophy or DM is a genetic disorder (resulting from abnormal genes) causing problems with muscles (mostly weakness), and many...
Botulism
Jun 8, 2023
It is an acquired condition of muscle weakness triggered by a bacterial toxin, the botulism toxin produced by Clostridium species....
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