Neuromuscular Practical Knowledge : Focus On Muscle Weakness

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INTRODUCTION: Muscle weakness is a common symptom in the general practice. The diagnostic work-up starts with distinguishing true muscle weakness from fatigue. The localization, time course and severity of muscle weakness as well as associated symptoms, concomitant diseases, medication and family history can help classify the weakness into certain main categories. These are genetic, inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic, toxic and metabolic/endocrine causes. Further laboratory investigations, ENMG, MRI, muscle biopsy and genetic testing can help to further narrow the differential diagnosis. Due to recent advances, particularly in the field of genetics and targeted immunomodulatory therapies, a growing number of diseases which present with muscular weakness can be treated successfully.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:112

Enthalten in:

Praxis - 112(2023), 9 vom: 26. Juli, Seite 459-468

Sprache:

Deutsch

Weiterer Titel:

Neuromuskuläres Praxiswissen: Fokus Muskelschwäche

Beteiligte Personen:

Schubert, Kai Michael [VerfasserIn]
Schreiner, Bettina [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

English Abstract
Fatigue
Journal Article
Muscle weakness
Myopathy
Paresis
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.08.2023

Date Revised 28.08.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361305990