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you don't move your muscles for days (like when you're on bedrest). your muscles shrink since they aren't used
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoMuscular atrophy involves a process in which muscle fibers disintegrate and are replaced by connective tissues.
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Can a baby fully recover from spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and grow like other normal babies?
It is unlikely, but some babies with the proper care and a milder form of Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 1 can recover. Typically infants with SMA do not survive past 2 years of age.
What is bone atrophy?
Atrophy is the wearing away of an organ or tissue because of lack of use. Bone Atrophy, obviously, is atrophy of bones.
What is periventricular atrophy?
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Is cerebral atrophy fatal?
Yes, in most cases cerebral atrophy is fatal. When the cerebral atrophy spreads to all of the brain, there is no chance for the person to live.
What is a Sentence for atrophy?
She has a muscular atrophy.
What process is in muscular atrophy?
Muscular atrophy is when the muscles in the body begin to break down on a cellular level due to lack of oxygen, disease, or simply lack of excercise. Don't confuse it with necrosis. Necrosis is complete cell death. Atrophy is just a loss of muscular integrity (i.e. getting fat and losing strength).
What kind of disease is spinal muscular atrophy?
Spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive disease. The severity of spinal muscular atrophy varies, and is the most common genetic cause of infant death.
What are disorders of?
muscular atrophy
What has the author Sven Brandt written?
Sven Brandt has written: 'Werdnig-Hoffmann's infantile progressive muscular atrophy' -- subject(s): Atrophy, Muscular, Diseases, In infancy and childhood, Infants, Muscular atrophy
What is the most common form of spinal muscular atrophy?
The most common form of spinal muscular atrophy is childhood proximal SMA.
What has the author Diego Soto written?
Diego Soto has written: 'Diego's story' -- subject(s): Muscular atrophy in children, Muscular atrophy
When does bulbospinal muscular atrophy manifest itself?
Bulbospinal muscular atrophy (Kennedy disease) manifests as muscle weakness between the ages of 20 and 40 years.
What does it mean to have muscular atrophy?
Muscular atrophy is a decrease in the mass of muscle. It can be a result of common diseases such as cancer, AIDS, renal failure and congestive heart failure. People who suffer from muscular atrophy have either partial or complete wasting away of the muscle, depending on the severity of the case.
Can muscular atrophy be a bi-product of over-training?
no
How do you treat muscle wasting?
What is the diagnosis and treatment for muscular atrophy?
When a muscle is not used and it grows smaller that is called?
Disuse of a muscle causes atrophy, which is a shrinking of muscle fibers leading to weakness. With use, the atrophy can be reversed.
