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LAMA2-related (merosin deficient) congenital muscular dystrophy (Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy) Collagen VI-related muscular dystrophy (Bethlem myopathy, Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy) α-Dystroglycanopathies (Walker–Warburg syndrome, muscle-eye-brain disease) Laminopathies
Atrophy (reduced functionality of an organ, with decrease in the number or volume of cells) Hypertrophy (increase in the volume of cells or tissues) Hypotrophy (decrease in the volume of cells or tissues) Dystrophy (any degenerative disorder resulting from improper or faulty nutrition)
Treatment approaches include impacting the signaling pathways that induce muscle hypertrophy or slow muscle breakdown as well as optimizing nutritional status. [ citation needed ] Physical activity provides a significant anabolic muscle stimulus and is a crucial component to slowing or reversing muscle atrophy. [ 3 ]
Cerebral atrophy is a common feature of many of the diseases that affect the brain. [1] Atrophy of any tissue means a decrement in the size of the cell, which can be due to progressive loss of cytoplasmic proteins. In brain tissue, atrophy describes a loss of neurons and the connections between them.
The diagnosis of muscular dystrophy is based on the results of muscle biopsy, increased creatine phosphokinase (CpK3), electromyography, and genetic testing. A physical examination and the patient's medical history will help the doctor determine the type of muscular dystrophy.
Clinical trials for muscular dystrophy have not proven successful in generating functional improvements compared to placebo. Gains of muscle mass were small to non-existent in this population. [13] Research is ongoing on the potential use of myostatin inhibitors for motor neuron diseases like spinal muscle atrophy and amyotrophic lateral ...
Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body. Causes of atrophy include mutations (which can destroy the gene to build up the organ), poor nourishment, poor circulation, loss of hormonal support, loss of nerve supply to the target organ, excessive amount of apoptosis of cells, and disuse or lack of exercise or disease intrinsic to the tissue itself.
Muscle hypertrophy may precede pseudohypertrophy by infiltration of fatty tissue [4] Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: Calf muscle [15] /infraspinatus [19] /deltoid muscles [5] "Poly-hill sign" (hypertrophy and atrophy of shoulder girdle muscles) and "Popeye sign" (atrophy of biceps, but spared forearm). [19] Myotonic dystrophy types 1 & 2