muscular atrophy
Sign in to saveAlso known as amyotrophia NOS, amyotrophia NOS (disorder), muscle atrophy (disorder), muscle wasting, wasting - muscle, amyotrophia
Amyotrophy is progressive wasting of muscle tissues. Muscle pain is also a symptom. It can occur in middle-aged males with type 2 diabetes. It also occurs with motor neuron disease.
Research
43,653 papers- Mitochondrial quality control in exercise-mitigated muscular atrophy.Mitochondrion · 2025
- MicroRNA‑mediated regulation of muscular atrophy: Exploring molecular pathways and therapeutics (Review).Molecular medicine reports · 2024
- [Spinal muscular atrophy].Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · 1982
- Infantile muscular atrophy.Archives of neurology · 1961
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Autopsy Based Neuropathological Demonstration.Neurology India · 2020
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Amyotrophy is progressive wasting of muscle tissues. Muscle pain is also a symptom. It can occur in middle-aged males with type 2 diabetes. It also occurs with motor neuron disease.
== Differential diagnosis == The following are considered differential diagnosis for amyotrophy: compressive and infective causes of polyradiculopathy structural disc diseases chronic demyelinating neuropathies
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