Muscle Weakness

"Muscle Weakness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C05.651.515 C10.597.613.593 C23.550.695 C23.888.592.608.593
Concept/Terms	Muscle Weakness Muscle Weakness Muscle Weaknesses Weakness, Muscle Weaknesses, Muscle Muscular Weakness Muscular Weaknesses Weakness, Muscular Weaknesses, Muscular

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Muscle Weakness".

Diseases [C]
Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Muscular Diseases [C05.651]
Muscle Weakness [C05.651.515]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Neuromuscular Manifestations [C10.597.613]
Muscle Weakness [C10.597.613.593]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Muscle Weakness [C23.550.695]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Neuromuscular Manifestations [C23.888.592.608]
Muscle Weakness [C23.888.592.608.593]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	0	1	1
2019	1	0	1

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Wang B, Yin Q, Wang YY, Tu Y, Han Y, Gao M, Pan M, Yang Y, Xue Y, Zhang L, Zhang L, Liu H, Tang R, Zhang X, Xiao J, Wang XH, Liu BC. Diaphragmatic dysfunction associates with dyspnoea, fatigue, and hiccup in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study. Sci Rep. 2019 12 18; 9(1):19382.

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Ojeda J, L?pez-L?pez L, Gonz?lez A, Vil? LM. Infective endocarditis initially presenting with a dermatomyositis-like syndrome. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Jan 10; 2014.

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Ness KK, Krull KR, Jones KE, Mulrooney DA, Armstrong GT, Green DM, Chemaitilly W, Smith WA, Wilson CL, Sklar CA, Shelton K, Srivastava DK, Ali S, Robison LL, Hudson MM. Physiologic frailty as a sign of accelerated aging among adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the St Jude Lifetime cohort study. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Dec 20; 31(36):4496-503.

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Rider LG, Koziol D, Giannini EH, Jain MS, Smith MR, Whitney-Mahoney K, Feldman BM, Wright SJ, Lindsley CB, Pachman LM, Villalba ML, Lovell DJ, Bowyer SL, Plotz PH, Miller FW, Hicks JE. Validation of manual muscle testing and a subset of eight muscles for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010 Apr; 62(4):465-72.

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Karlsson J, Fong KS, Hansson MJ, Elm?r E, Csiszar K, Keep MF. Life span extension and reduced neuronal death after weekly intraventricular cyclosporin injections in the G93A transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J Neurosurg. 2004 Jul; 101(1):128-37.

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Gomez CM, Maselli RA, Vohra BP, Navedo M, Stiles JR, Charnet P, Schott K, Rojas L, Keesey J, Verity A, Wollmann RW, Lasalde-Dominicci J. Novel delta subunit mutation in slow-channel syndrome causes severe weakness by novel mechanisms. Ann Neurol. 2002 Jan; 51(1):102-12.

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