Standardized criteria are also provided for epilepsy, genetic syndromes, headache, immune-based disorders, infectious diseases, movement disorders, neuromuscular disorders, and sleep disorders. [books.google.com]

disorders due to brain damage that are non-progressive and acquired in utero, during birth or after infancy -Etiology, can occur before or during birth secondary to lack of oxygen, maternal infections, drug or alcohol abuse, placental abnormalities, [quizlet.com]

LGMD2L (anoctominopathy) Affected individuals were reported to have proximal muscle weakness in lower and upper limbs and muscle hypertrophy was common. Intelligence was reported to be normal. [rarediseases.org]

In 4 of the 5 patients having a severe phenotype, symptoms appeared during infancy (2 to 3.5 years), with proximal muscle weakness predominating in the lower limbs and early involvement of foot and hand muscles. [pediatricneurologybriefs.com]

muscle weakness and early involvements of foot and hand Muscle weakness Upper limb, proximal No Yes Upper limb, distal Yes Yes Lower limb, proximal Yes Yes Lower limb, distal Yes Yes Muscle atrophy Proximal distal Proximal distal (generalized) Sensory [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]

Polymyositis usually appears in people 30-60 years old and presents as insidious onset of symmetrical, proximal muscle weakness, occasionally accompanied by muscle soreness. [dartmouth.edu]

Still others, such as corticosteroids (used to reduce inflammation), affect the muscle metabolism; this is particularly true of the fluoro-substituted corticosteroids, which cause increased catabolism and thereby produce proximal muscle weakness especially [britannica.com]

Additional abnormalities that may develop in individuals with LGMD include abnormal side-to-side curvature of the spine (scoliosis), abnormal front-to-back curvature of the spine (lordosis), thickening and shortening of tissue that cause deformity and [rarediseases.org]

[…] mother is a silent carrier and only male offspring will manifest disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy -Symptoms manifest between 2 and 5 years Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy -Progressive weakness, disinterest in running, falling, toe walking, excessive lordosis [quizlet.com]

pain and psychosocial interactions, biomechanics, and more. [books.google.com]

Aseptic meningitis with headache, back pain, and stiff neck develop with increasing severity of the disease. [clinicalgate.com]

brain tumors), including cerebrovascular diseases, dementias and behavioral disorders, demyelinating disorders, and disorders of consciousness and brain death. [books.google.com]

Paralysis spread to become generalized, except for the cranial nerves, and by age 16 years, patients were tetraplegic with areflexia, contractures, and scoliosis, and required assisted respiratory ventilation. Intelligence was preserved. [pediatricneurologybriefs.com]

Patients typically present during infancy or early childhood with progressive weakness, hypotonia, muscle atrophy, hyporeflexia/areflexia, and varying degrees of bulbar weakness. [amboss.com]

[…] weakness and early involvements of foot and hand Muscle weakness Upper limb, proximal No Yes Upper limb, distal Yes Yes Lower limb, proximal Yes Yes Lower limb, distal Yes Yes Muscle atrophy Proximal distal Proximal distal (generalized) Sensory loss Yes No Areflexia [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]

The paralysis is usually asymmetrical, predominantly involving the proximal muscles (lower limbs) with pain and tenderness with typical weakness, flaccidity and areflexia. The extent is variable from one muscle group to complete tetraparesis. [neuroweb.us]

Joint contractures, severe progressive scoliosis, and restrictive lung disease were present in most of the SMA II individuals, but these complications were less frequently identified in SMA III. 32 Hand tremor, tongue fasciculations, and areflexia are [clinicalgate.com]

Examination reveals upper motor neuron findings of pseudobulbar palsy and spastic quadriplegia, without dementia, cerebellar, extrapyramidal, or sensory signs. [cmm.ucsd.edu]

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