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Distal myopathy. Red depicts the preferentially affected areas in distal myopathy. Distal myopathy is a group of rare genetic disorders that cause muscle damage and weakness, predominantly in the hands and/or feet. Mutation of many different genes can be causative. Many types involve dysferlin.
Myopathy. In medicine, myopathy is a disease of the muscle [ 1 ] in which the muscle fibers do not function properly. Myopathy means muscle disease (Greek : myo- muscle + patheia -pathy : suffering). This meaning implies that the primary defect is within the muscle, as opposed to the nerves (" neuropathies " or " neurogenic " disorders) or ...
Miyoshi myopathy, one of the distal muscular dystrophies, causes initial weakness in the calf muscles, and is caused by defects in the same gene responsible for one form of limb–girdle muscular dystrophy. [13] Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy: Multiple Multiple XR, AD, AR: Childhood, early teenage years Distal limb muscles, limb-girdle, heart
Inflammatory myopathy, also known as idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM), is disease featuring muscle weakness, inflammation of muscles (myositis), and in some types, muscle pain (myalgia). The cause of much inflammatory myopathy is unknown (idiopathic), and such cases are classified according to their symptoms and signs, electromyography ...
Acquired non-inflammatory myopathy (ANIM) is a neuromuscular disorder primarily affecting skeletal muscle, most commonly in the limbs of humans, resulting in a weakness or dysfunction in the muscle. [1] A myopathy refers to a problem or abnormality with the myofibrils, which compose muscle tissue. In general, non-inflammatory myopathies are a ...
With the main goals of treatment being improved functionality and quality of life, exercise programs should focus on "functional" exercises (e.g. walking, walking up/down stairs, sit-to-stand), when applicable. Performing functional exercises increases (a) the efficiency of the exercise program and (b) the likelihood the improvements will be ...
Inclusion body myositis. Inclusion body myositis (IBM) (/ maɪoʊˈsaɪtɪs /) (sometimes called sporadic inclusion body myositis, sIBM) is the most common inflammatory muscle disease in older adults. [ 2 ] The disease is characterized by slowly progressive weakness and wasting of both proximal muscles (located on or close to the torso) and ...
Polymyositis (PM) is a type of chronic inflammation of the muscles (inflammatory myopathy) related to dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis. Its name is derived from poly- 'many' myos- 'muscle' and -itis 'disease'. The inflammation of polymyositis is mainly found in the endomysial layer of skeletal muscle, whereas dermatomyositis is ...