Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. In muscular dystrophy, abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle.
What are the first signs of muscular dystrophy?
- - Pain and sensation. The muscle deterioration in DMD is not usually painful in itself. ... - The heart. Lack of dystrophin can weaken the muscle layer in the heart ( myocardium ), resulting in a condition called cardiomyopathy, characterized by extensive scarring of the tissue. - Respiratory function. ... - Learning. ...
What disease attacks the muscles?
- - Inclusion body myositis - Dermatomyositis - Polymyositis (including anti-synthetase antibody syndrome and myositis associated with other connective tissue disorders) - Necrotizing myopathy - Juvenile Myositis
What can cause muscle weakness?
- Muscle weakness is commonly due to lack of exercise, ageing, muscle injury or pregnancy. It can also occur with long-term conditions such as diabetes or heart disease. There are many other possible causes, which include stroke, multiple sclerosis, depression, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME).
What are symptoms of degenerative disease?
- Apathy. Is one of the most common behavioral symptoms that affect these patients. ...
- Rigid muscles. Mobility is most often affected by neurodegenerative disorders. ...
- Balance problems. Most commonly present among Parkinson’s disease patients. ...
- Anxiety. ...
- Sexual problems. ...
- Decreased automatic movements. ...
- Speech changes. ...
- Insomnia. ...
- Tremor. ...
- Abnormal sensations. ...
Muscular atrophy is the decrease in size and wasting of muscle tissue. Muscles that lose their nerve supply can atrophy and simply waste away. People may lose 20 to 40 percent of their muscle and, along with it, their strength as they age.