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Follow the links below to find information about neuromuscular diseases.
Reviewed July 2009
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Kennedy's disease
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Better Health Channel
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Kennedy's disease is a rare inherited neuromuscular disorder that causes progressive weakening and wasting of the muscles, particularly the arms and legs. Kennedy's disease is also known as X-linked spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). The disorder only affects males (men). There is no cure, and treatment can only ease some of the symptoms.
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Aug 2009
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Piriformis syndrome - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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Piriformis syndrome involves the piriformis muscle of the buttock compressing and irritating the sciatic nerve.
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Aug 2009
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Rehabilitation interventions for foot drop in neuromuscular disease
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Foot drop is the term commonly used to describe weakness or contracture of the muscles at the ankle joint. It may arise from many neuromuscular diseases. Interventions might include a 'wait and see' approach, physiotherapy, orthotics (appliances), surge...
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Apr 2009
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Clinical use of botulinum toxin
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Australian Prescriber
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Botulinum toxin is used for an increasingly wide range of clinical problems, principally related to muscle or sweat gland overactivity. The effect is temporary, lasting 3-6 months.
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Apr 2009
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Myasthenia gravis
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Better Health Channel
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Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease characterised by muscular weakness. The symptoms are caused by the immune system interfering with the transmission of messages from the nerves to the muscles. The cause is not known and there is no cure.
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Sep 2008
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Neuronal intestinal dysplasia
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Better Health Channel
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Neuronal intestinal dysplasia (NID) is characterised by the unusually slow passage of waste through the large intestine, which leads to problems such as constipation and uncontrollable soiling. NID may mimic or coincide with Hirschsprung's disease. Treatment options include laxatives and surgery.
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Aug 2008
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
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Better Health Channel
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) affects the peripheral nervous system. The nerves of the limbs gradually stop working properly and this leads to wasting of the muscles that are served by those nerves. The muscles of the ankles, feet and hands are often most affected.
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Jul 2008
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Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder with onset in childhood and adolescence that results in progressive muscle weakness. There are three main types of SMA. Drug treatment for SMA type I will be discussed in a separate Cochrane revi...
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Jun 2008
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Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy type I
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe neuromuscular disease with onset in childhood and adolescence that results in progressive muscle weakness. There are three main types of SMA. Drug treatment for SMA type II and III will be discussed in a separat...
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Jun 2008
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Neuromuscular system
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Better Health Channel
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The combination of the nervous system and the muscles, working together to permit movement, is known as the neuromuscular system. Neuromuscular disorders include motor neuron diseases, neuropathies and muscular dystrophies.
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Jun 2008
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Guillain-Barre syndrome
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Better Health Channel
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Guillain-Barr? syndrome is a form of nerve inflammation resulting in a spreading paralysis. The cause is unknown, but the trigger seems to be certain acute viral or bacterial infections. Most people recover, but it may take two years or more. There is no cure. However, treatments such as plasmapheresis and gammaglobulin infusions greatly enhance recovery.
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May 2008
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Botox injections - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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While many people think of Botox as an exciting new treatment for wrinkles, it has actually been used for several years to treat certain medical conditions.
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Apr 2008
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Plasma exchange for Guillain-Barre syndrome
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare but serious disease of the peripheral nerves (nerves outside the central nervous system) that causes paralysis. Many patients have had a recent chest or stomach infection that may cause an allergic response in the nerve...
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Jan 2008
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Drug therapy for chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy is a not uncommon disorder of the elderly causing very slowly progressive numbness or weakness of the feet and lower legs, and sometimes also the hands. By definition, the cause is not known. No randomised trials...
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Jan 2008
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Myasthenia gravis: a patient's perspective
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Australian Prescriber
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Mark Latham was the United Nations representative in the Cape Verde Islands. He was 56 years old when he developed myasthenia gravis in 1998.
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Dec 2007
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Dental notes: treatment of myasthenia gravis
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Australian Prescriber
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The prevalence of myasthenia gravis (about 1 in 10 000 people) is such that every dentist will probably treat more than one patient with the condition during their career. Changes in tongue and facial muscle strength can often be the first sign of myasthenia gravis. These changes may impact on oral hygiene and the ability to wear dentures.
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Dec 2007
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Treatment of myasthenia gravis
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Australian Prescriber
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Myasthenia gravis is a syndrome of weakness and fatigue due to dysfunction of the neuromuscular junction. It is an antibody-mediated autoimmune condition with a range of moderately effective treatments. Occasionally patients go into remission spontaneously, but most require treatment. Mild disease, such as that confined to the ocular muscles, can often be treated with pyridostigmine alone.
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Dec 2007
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Essential tremor
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Better Health Channel
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Essential tremor is a neurological disorder which causes involuntary shaking of particular parts of the body, usually the head and hands. The cause is unknown, although a genetic link is strongly suspected. Essential tremor is not a form of Parkinson's disease. Triggers may include emotional stress, caffeinated drinks, alcohol or insufficient sleep. There is no cure.
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Nov 2007
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