Muscle weakness
Lack of muscle strength
Muscle weakness is a lack of muscle strength. Its causes are numerous and can be divided into conditions associated with either true or perceived muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary symptom of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy.
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Muscle weakness
Lack of muscle strength
Muscle weakness is a lack of muscle strength. Its causes are numerous and can be divided into conditions associated with either true or perceived muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary symptom of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy.
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Muscle weakness is a lack of muscle strength. Its causes are numerous and can be divided into conditions associated with either true or perceived muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary symptom of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy. It occurs in neuromuscular junction disorders, such as myasthenia gravis. Muscle weakness can also be caused by low levels of potassium and other electrolytes within muscle cells. It may be temporary or long-lasting, ranging from seconds or minutes to months or years. The term myasthenia is from my- from Greek μυο meaning "muscle" + -asthenia ἀσθένεια meaning "weakness".
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