AANEM - Weakness

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Weakness

Weakness, or lack of strength, can be a symptom in many diseases. It can also be seen in, but does not necessarily indicate, a disease of nerve and muscle.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy	Myotonia Congenita
Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita	Guillain-Barré Syndrome	Myotonic Dystrophy
Autonomic Disorders	Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy	Neuromuscular Junction Defect
Becker Muscular Dystrophy	Inclusion Body Myositis	Peroneal Neuropathy
Bell's Palsy	Kugelberg-Welander Disease	Pinched Nerve
Botulism	Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome	Polymyositis
Brachial Plexopathy	Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy	Polyneuropathy
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	Low Back Pain	Pompe
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy	Lumbar Radiculopathy	Posterior Interosseous Neuropathy
Congenital Myasthenia Gravis	Malignant Hyperthermia	Post-polio Syndrome
Congenital Myopathy	Mononeuritis Multiplex	Radial Nerve Palsy
Critical Illness Myopathy	Motor Neuron Disease	Radiculopathy
Critical Illness Neuropathy	Multifocal Motor Neuropathy	Rhabdomyolysis
Dermatomyositis	Multiple Sclerosis	Sciatica
Diabetic Amyotrophy	Muscular Dystrophy	Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Diabetic Neuropathy	Myasthenia Gravis	Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy	Myopathy	Ulnar Neuropathy
Erb's Palsy	Myositis	Werdnig-Hoffman Disease

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