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What is ALS' effect?
It is a progressive disease causing muscle weakness
What is the medical condition polymyositis?
Polymyositis is an inflammatory muscle disease causing weakness and pain.
How does muscular dystrophy effect the body?
It breaks down the muscle cells, which leads to muscle weakness. Causing defects in the muscle proteins and the death of muscle cells and tissue.
What is a description of polymyositis?
An inflammatory disorder in which muscle tissue becomes inflamed and deteriorates, causing weakness and pain.
Addisons in dogs?
Yes, dogs can get addisons but it isn't common. It is usually caused by atrophy of the adrenal glands. Usually in middle aged female dogs. Signs of addisons include weight loss, drinking and peeing more and muscle weakness. You must take your dog to the vet to get addisons diagnosed. It can be hard to diagnose as looks like many other diseases. They may do a ACTH stimulation test where they take a blood sample, then dose with ACTH then take another blood sample and see if there is any change in hormone levels. Once addisons is diagnosed, it can be treated with a drug called "Florinef" which contains fludrocortisone acetate.
Muscle crampsand weakness are caused by hypokalaemia from lasix?
Does lasix cause muscle weakness as a side effect
Can botulism soak through your skin?
yes,and botox injections can spread to other parts of the body causing muscle weakness,urinary incontinence,breathing and swallowing difficulty.
What causes muscle weakness in gout?
In any rheumatic disease muscle weakness can result atrophy, ie the joins in the area are painful to move leading to the muscle not being used, this in turn leads to the muscle weakening.
What is the definition of the word polymyositis?
Polymyositis is a weakness that occurs in the neck muscles causing them to become limp. It also leads to swelling and muscle pain, general fatigue and soreness in the back.
Lack of exercise leads to muscle weakness and wasting that is known as muscle what?
atrophy
Is muscle weakness a symptom of hypophosphatemia?
Yes
Is muscle weakness a symptom of hyponatremia?
Yes
