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Dermatomyositis is one of a group of inflammatory muscle diseases. It is a subtype of inflammatory muscle disease. Dermatomyositis may affect people of any race, age or sex, although it is twice as common in women than in men.
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Encyclopedia: Neuromuscular disease
Neuromuscular disease is a very broad term that encompasses many diseases and ailments that either directly (via intrinsic muscle pathology) or indirectly (via nerve pathology) impair the functioning ...
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RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME is a parasomnia rather than a muscle disease. By keeping you from getting restorative sleep, it can ruin your life. Update Am. Fam. Phys. 78: 235, 2008 (rule out iron deficiency, Rx's, pregnancy).
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Symptoms: This slowly progressive disorder causes cardiac disease and muscle weakness in the hips, shoulders, and upper arms and legs. The neck and jaw muscles may also be weak.
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on muscle disease (pathology), any of the diseases and disorders that affect the human muscle system.
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There may be no known cause for a muscle disorder. Some known causes include Genetics Home Reference: Inclusion body myopathy with early-onset Paget disease and frontotemporal dementia (National Library of Medicine)
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Bone and Muscle Diseases; Updated: May 4, 2009 NOAH > Bone, Joint and Muscle > Bone and Muscle Diseases; Children and Bone Disease;
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Weakness may be mild and limited to certain muscle groups, or more severe and affect the arms and legs. Attacks may last for a few hours or persist for several days. Some patients may develop chronic muscle weakness later in life.
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The disorders differ in terms of the distribution and extent of muscle weakness (some forms of MD also affect cardiac muscle), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP); U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 1600 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30333; inquiry@cdc.gov; http://www.cdc.gov; Tel:
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