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Neuromuscular Disorders is a peer-reviewed medical journal that focuses on neuromuscular disease, including muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, and myasthenia. It is the official journal of the World Muscle Society. It was established in 1991 and is published by Elsevier.
Limb girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) as defined by the European Neuromuscular Centre in 2018. [1] [2] They are named by the following system: LGMD, recessive or dominant inheritance (R or D), order of discovery (number), affected protein.
A neuromuscular disease is any disease affecting the peripheral nervous system (PNS), [a] the neuromuscular junctions, or skeletal muscles, all of which are components of the motor unit. [4] Damage to any of these structures can cause muscle atrophy and weakness. Issues with sensation can also occur. Neuromuscular diseases can be acquired or ...
Neuromuscular junction diseases can also be referred to as end plate diseases or disorders. [citation needed] Among neuromuscular diseases some can be autoimmune disease, or hereditary disorders. They can affect either presynaptic mechanisms or postsynaptic mechanisms, preventing the junction from functioning normally.
Nemaline myopathy (also called rod myopathy or nemaline rod myopathy) is a congenital, often hereditary neuromuscular disorder with many symptoms that can occur such as muscle weakness, hypoventilation, swallowing dysfunction, and impaired speech ability. The severity of these symptoms varies and can change throughout one's life to some extent.
Thyrotoxic myopathy is usually diagnosed by a neurologist who has extensive experience diagnosing neuromuscular disorders. There are many types of neuromuscular disorders that present similar physical symptoms. Extensive clinical tests are performed first to determine if there is a neuromuscular disorder and then to determine which disorder it is.
The study was recently published in the journal Nature Metabolism. ... In a variety of diseases, ... mitochondrial problems are usually neuromuscular or muscle problems, so (it’s) pretty much ...
TREAT-NMD (Translational Research in Europe, Assessment and Treatment for NeuroMuscular Disorders) is a global academic network that focuses on advancing research in neuromuscular disorders. [1] It was established in 2007 with its coordination centre at the Newcastle University. [2]