 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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| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2013 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2014 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle Weakness" by people in Profiles.
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Wolfe KS, Patel BK, MacKenzie EL, Giovanni SP, Pohlman AS, Churpek MM, Hall JB, Kress JP. Impact of Vasoactive Medications on ICU-Acquired Weakness in Mechanically Ventilated Patients. Chest. 2018 10; 154(4):781-787.
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Çatli G, Fujisawa H, Kirbiyik Ö, Mimoto MS, Gençpinar P, Özdemir TR, Dündar BN, Dumitrescu AM. A Novel Homozygous Selenocysteine Insertion Sequence Binding Protein 2 (SECISBP2, SBP2) Gene Mutation in a Turkish Boy. Thyroid. 2018 09; 28(9):1221-1223.
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Murphy GS, Szokol JW, Avram MJ. In Reply. Anesthesiology. 2018 08; 129(2):384-385.
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Kramer CL. Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness. Neurol Clin. 2017 Nov; 35(4):723-736.
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Yano ST, Silver K, Young R, DeBrosse SD, Ebel RS, Swoboda KJ, Acsadi G. Fever-Induced Paroxysmal Weakness and Encephalopathy, a New Phenotype of ATP1A3 Mutation. Pediatr Neurol. 2017 Aug; 73:101-105.
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Sih M, Soliven B, Mathenia N, Jacobsen J, Rezania K. Head-drop: A frequent feature of late-onset myasthenia gravis. Muscle Nerve. 2017 09; 56(3):441-444.
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Price DR, Mikkelsen ME, Umscheid CA, Armstrong EJ. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Neuromuscular Dysfunction Acquired in Critical Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Crit Care Med. 2016 Nov; 44(11):2070-2078.
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Pittau F, Korff CM, Nordli DR. Epileptic spasms in epilepsy with myoclonic-atonic seizures (Doose syndrome). Epileptic Disord. 2016 Sep 01; 18(3):289-96.
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Murphy GS, Szokol JW, Avram MJ, Greenberg SB, Shear TD, Vender JS, Parikh KN, Patel SS, Patel A. Residual Neuromuscular Block in the Elderly: Incidence and Clinical Implications. Anesthesiology. 2015 Dec; 123(6):1322-36.
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Fan E, Cheek F, Chlan L, Gosselink R, Hart N, Herridge MS, Hopkins RO, Hough CL, Kress JP, Latronico N, Moss M, Needham DM, Rich MM, Stevens RD, Wilson KC, Winkelman C, Zochodne DW, Ali NA. An official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice guideline: the diagnosis of intensive care unit-acquired weakness in adults. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Dec 15; 190(12):1437-46.
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