 Muscle Weakness
"Muscle Weakness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A vague complaint of debility, fatigue, or exhaustion attributable to weakness of various muscles. The weakness can be characterized as subacute or chronic, often progressive, and is a manifestation of many muscle and neuromuscular diseases. (From Wyngaarden et al., Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p2251)
| Descriptor ID |
D018908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.651.515 C10.597.613.593 C23.550.695 C23.888.592.608.593
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle Weakness- Muscle Weakness
- Muscle Weaknesses
- Weakness, Muscle
- Weaknesses, Muscle
- Muscular Weakness
- Muscular Weaknesses
- Weakness, Muscular
- Weaknesses, Muscular
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle Weakness" by people in Profiles.
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Barsell A, Librizzi J. A 5-Year-Old Girl with Fatigue, Diffuse Edema, and Weakness. Pediatr Ann. 2015 Nov; 44(11):471-6.
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Lightfoot AP, Nagaraju K, McArdle A, Cooper RG. Understanding the origin of non-immune cell-mediated weakness in the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies - potential role of ER stress pathways. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2015 Nov; 27(6):580-5.
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Rayavarapu S, Coley W, Van der Meulen JH, Cakir E, Tappeta K, Kinder TB, Dillingham BC, Brown KJ, Hathout Y, Nagaraju K. Activation of the ubiquitin proteasome pathway in a mouse model of inflammatory myopathy: a potential therapeutic target. Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Dec; 65(12):3248-58.
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Coley W, Rayavarapu S, Pandey GS, Sabina RL, Van der Meulen JH, Ampong B, Wortmann RL, Rawat R, Nagaraju K. The molecular basis of skeletal muscle weakness in a mouse model of inflammatory myopathy. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Nov; 64(11):3750-9.
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Nagaraju K, Lundberg IE. Polymyositis and dermatomyositis: pathophysiology. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2011 May; 37(2):159-71, v.
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Spurney CF, Sali A, Guerron AD, Iantorno M, Yu Q, Gordish-Dressman H, Rayavarapu S, van der Meulen J, Hoffman EP, Nagaraju K. Losartan decreases cardiac muscle fibrosis and improves cardiac function in dystrophin-deficient mdx mice. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2011 Mar; 16(1):87-95.
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Rogo T, Kamat R, Arabshahi B, Lateef T. An adolescent with fever, weakness, and pain. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009 Sep; 48(7):786-8.
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Mayhew JE, Florence JM, Mayhew TP, Henricson EK, Leshner RT, McCarter RJ, Escolar DM. Reliable surrogate outcome measures in multicenter clinical trials of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Muscle Nerve. 2007 Jan; 35(1):36-42.
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Koumbourlis AC. Scoliosis and the respiratory system. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2006 Jun; 7(2):152-60.
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