Neuromuscular junction diseases Neuromuscular junction disorders result from the destruction, malfunction or absence of one or more key proteins involved in the transmission of signals between muscles and nerves. Peripheral nerve diseases In peripheral nerve diseases, the motor and sensory nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body are affected, causing impaired sensations, movement or other functions.
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University of Florida Health knows how important ongoing medical learning is to health care providers and the community. A neurocience nurse may not meet a patient with MND in their clinical career. Patients with NMD can have weakness, loss of muscle bulk, muscle twitching, cramping, numbness, tingling, and a host of other symptoms.
Problems with the nerve-muscle junction can also cause droopy eyelids, double vision, and weakness that worsen with activity. Some NMD can also cause difficulty with swallowing and sometimes with breathing. Most NMD have no cure. The goal of treatment is to improve symptoms, increase mobility and lengthen life.
In a study aimed at results of exercise, in muscular dystrophy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, the later benefited while the former did not show benefit; therefore, it depends on the NMD. Regardless of the condition regular exercise little and often if that is all that is possible and a healthily life style is recommended to remain as physically fit as possible to avoid other health care complications.
Other management routes for NMD should be based on medicinal and surgical procedures, again depending on the underlying cause. All NMD require long term follow up and the support of a wide MDT including physiotherapy, respiratory services, occupational therapy, clinical psychology, orthotics, wheelchair services.
It is of benefit to see a clinical specialist on a regular basis but the GP is central to the care of the patient taking responsibility for the day to day management of the NMD under the guidance of the specialist. GPs and the MDT always need to actively consider clinical presentation outside the progression of the NMD to ensure patients remain in optimal health and can live well with their chronic condition.
A particular challenge for individuals with some NMDs is that the impact of their condition is variable. T he impact of myasthenia and muscle fatigability is not understood with individuals being meet with disbelief that one moment they were able to do something and now they cannot. The impact of many muscular dystrophies are not readily obvious but impacts on daily life.
Some types are named for the affected muscles, including the following: Type Age at onset Symptoms, rate of progression, and life expectancy Becker Teen to early adulthood Symptoms are almost the same as Duchenne, but less severe.
Congenital Birth Symptoms include general muscle weakness and possible joint deformities. Duchenne Ages 2 to 6 Symptoms include general muscle weakness and wasting. Distal Ages 40 to 60 Symptoms include weakness and wasting of muscles of the hands, forearms, and lower legs. Emery-Dreifuss Childhood to early teens Symptoms include weakness and wasting of shoulder, upper arm, and shin muscles. Facioscapulohumeral Childhood to early adults Symptoms include facial muscle weakness and weakness with some wasting of shoulders and upper arms.
Limb-Girdle Late childhood to middle age Symptoms include weakness and wasting, affecting shoulder girdle and pelvic girdle first. Myotonic Ages 20 to 40 Symptoms include weakness of all muscle groups and delayed relaxation of muscles after contraction.
Oculopharyngeal Ages 40 to 70 Symptoms affect muscles of eyelids and throat causing weakening of throat muscles. What are other neuromuscular diseases? Age at onset. Symptoms, rate of progression, and life expectancy. Teen to early adulthood. Childhood to early teens.
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