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Neuromuscular disease refers to a group of disorders that affect the peripheral nervous system, which includes the nerves that control muscles and the muscles themselves. These diseases can lead to muscle weakness, atrophy, and dysfunction, impacting mobility and overall physical function. Common examples include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), muscular dystrophy, and myasthenia gravis. The causes can be genetic, autoimmune, or environmental, and treatment often focuses on managing symptoms and improving quality of life.
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What types of disease is cystic fibrosis?
Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disease. A+ neuromuscular disease
What type of disease is cystic fibrosis?
Neuromuscular disease
Is neuromuscular disease a type of cystic fibrosis?
No
How do you use Neuromuscular in a sentence?
The word neuromuscular is used to describe something that involves nerves and muscles, such as the neuromuscular junction which connects the muscular system and the nervous system. An example of a sentence using the word "neuromuscular" is "The boy inherited a neuromuscular disease from his father. "
What organ systems that are affected by ALS?
ALS is a disease of the neuromuscular system.
What is the icd 9 code for degenerative neuromuscular disease of unknown etiology?
334.8
What is the medical term meaning any disease of the nervous system?
Neuroarthropathy is the medical term meaning any disease of nerve and joint.
Who uses BiPAP?
BiPAP is a common choice for patients with neuromuscular disease, whose respiratory muscles are weakened
A 36 year old woman has a disease that affects the levels of acetylcholine in her synapses and neuromuscular junctions What is a potential consequence of this disease?
abnormal conduction of signals from neurons to muscles
Antibodies attack neuromuscular junctions in what?
Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disease involving antibodies against the postsynaptic acetylcholine receptors.Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome is another type of neuromuscular disease involving antibodies against the presynaptic voltage-gated calcium channels.Both diseases involve weakness with activity and are diagnosed by electrodiagnostic testing and other laboratory testing.
Is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks muscle cells at the neuromuscular junction?
RA rheumatoid arthritis, its painful
What is progressive multifocal lukoencephalopathy?
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rapidly progressive neuromuscular disease caused by opportunistic infection of brain cells
