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Muscle atrophy is the loss of skeletal muscle mass. It can be caused by immobility, aging, malnutrition, medications, or a wide range of injuries or diseases that impact the musculoskeletal or nervous system. Muscle atrophy leads to muscle weakness and causes disability.
Proximal diabetic neuropathy, also known as diabetic amyotrophy, is a complication of diabetes mellitus that affects the nerves that supply the thighs, hips, buttocks and/or lower legs. Proximal diabetic neuropathy is a type of diabetic neuropathy characterized by muscle wasting, weakness, pain, or changes in sensation/numbness of the leg.
Cases of severe muscle atrophy or destruction may render the muscle too weak to show any reflex and should not be confused with a neuronal cause. [citation needed] Hyporeflexia may have other causes, including hypothyroidism, electrolyte imbalance (e.g., excess magnesium), and drug use (e.g, depressants). [1]
Statins (prescription drugs to lower cholesterol) are considered a small risk. [9] Some people have inherited muscle conditions that increase the risk of rhabdomyolysis. [ 3 ] The diagnosis is supported by a urine test strip which is positive for "blood" but the urine contains no red blood cells when examined with a microscope . [ 3 ]
Treatment with certain medications, including some drugs used in cancer chemotherapy. Abnormal protein buildup in organs ( amyloidosis ), which affects the organs and the nervous system. An abnormal attack by the immune system ( autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy ), sometimes as part of a paraneoplastic syndrome which can occur even when ...
Because different types of myopathies are caused by many different pathways, there is no single treatment for myopathy. Treatments range from treatment of the symptoms to very specific cause-targeting treatments. Drug therapy, physical therapy, bracing for support, surgery, and massage are all current treatments for a variety of myopathies.
Muscle weakness affecting an arm, leg or the diaphragm Twitching of the muscles in the arms, legs, shoulders or tongue Cramping of the muscles in the hands, feet or limbs
Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA), also called Duchenne–Aran disease and Duchenne–Aran muscular atrophy, is a disorder characterised by the degeneration of lower motor neurons, resulting in generalised, progressive loss of muscle function.