As people grow older, many accept muscle weakness as a normal part of aging. It’s common to believe that muscles naturally ...

DelveInsight’s “ Dermatomyositis Market Insight, Epidemiology, and Market Forecast – 2034 ” provides an in-depth analysis of the current landscape and future outlook of the DM market across major ...

A 70-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for weakness, anorexia, and weight loss. Rapidly progressive altered mental status developed shortly after admission. A diagnosis was made.

The phenotype of DM2 is highly variable in severity, characterized by adult- or late-onset proximal muscle weakness, myalgia, and myotonia. Beyond the skeletal muscle symptoms, it is a multi-system ...

An acute necrotising myopathy is a distinct form of uncommon muscle disease characterised by the rapid advancement of weakness affecting the limbs, neck, pharyngeal, respiratory, and occasionally ...

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), a genetic disorder, shares overlapping features with chronic kidney disease, including progressive muscle wasting, whole-body insulin resistance and impaired ...

The onset is usually insidious and painless and is characterized by progressive symmetric proximal muscle weakness during the course of 3 to 6 months. 3 Patients frequently complain of difficulty ...

Muscle weakness is the main symptom. DMD first affects the proximal muscles (those close to the core of the body) and later affects the distal limb muscles (those close to the extremities).

Muscle weakness is a common presenting symptom in patients with DM, with a subacute onset with gradually progressive symmetric proximal muscle weakness involving the shoulders, hips, and neck muscles.

We report a 50-year-old woman who developed localized proximal muscle weakness, in addition to transient elevation of antibodies to GM-1 ganglioside, without multifocal conduction block. She was ...

Muscular dystrophies (MDs) are an array of inherited disorders characterized by progressive muscle weakness and degeneration. This review explores the genetic foundation, pathophysiological mechanisms ...

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies associated vasculitis (AAV) presenting with muscle weakness is rarely reported. We report a case of myeloperoxidase positive vasculitis presenting with severe ...