Myopathy Sentence Examples

Hyperthyroid myopathy occurs when the thyroid gland produces too much of the hormone thyroxine, leading to muscle weakness, some muscle wasting in hips and shoulders, and, sometimes, problems with eye muscles.

The mice developed an inflammatory myopathy with clinical, biochemical, histological and immunological features similar to human myositis.

The removal of a single dolphin affects the remaining group in other ways beside causing widespread myopathy.

Robbin's text on pathology also contains sections on mitochondrial myopathy, stating that this kind of muscle wasting results in severe weakness.

An ischaemic lactate test may be helpful in suspected metabolic myopathy.

Prolonged use of zidovudine has been associated with symptomatic myopathy.

In contrast to adult dogs, juvenile dogs appeared to be more sensitive to peripheral nerve lesions as compared to skeletal myopathy.

Q13 If hunting does not wound, how about a deer recently disturbed by hounds dying of post capture myopathy?

However most hereditary forms actually refer to inclusion body myopathy and not inclusion body myositis.

I really think they would help but I got something called steroid myopathy due to steroids when I was in my 20's.

However, muscular dystrophy (technically a myopathy) is far more severe.

Often the cause of the myopathy is not known (idiopathic disease).

However, for a child to have one type of myotonia congenita and some forms of nemaline myopathy, two defective genes must be inherited-one from each parents.

A few forms of centronuclear myopathy develop primarily in males.

Hyperthyroid myopathy and hypothyroid myopathy affect different muscles in different ways.

The hypothyroid type of myopathy occurs when too little hormone is produced, leading to stiffness, cramps, and weakness of arm and leg muscles.

Examples of this type of myopathy include dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and myositis ossificans.

Early diagnosis of myopathy is important in order to provide the best care possible.

Diagnostic tests can help differentiate among the different types of myopathies, as well as between myopathy and other neuromuscular disorders.

If the doctor suspects a genetic myopathy, a thorough family history will also be taken.

Treatment depends on the specific type of myopathy the person has and is aimed at controlling symptoms.

In most cases, the myopathy symptoms can be successfully treated, but in others, the disease can be fatal in childhood or adolescence.

An experienced physician can diagnose a myopathy by evaluating a child's medical history and by performing a thorough physical examination.

When a child has primarily motor delays, conditions such as cerebral palsy, ataxia, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy (withering) and myopathy may be present.