A 30-year-old African-American woman presented to the emergency department for medical assessment after becoming too weak to walk. She reported proximal muscle aches in both arms and legs, a skin rash ...

If you have ever experienced numbness, pain or weakness in a leg, it can be pretty uncomfortable and at times debilitating. There are a number of reasons that pain, numbness and weakness occur in the ...

Muscular dystrophy is a group of genetic disorders that cause progressive muscle weakness and loss of muscle mass, primarily in the skeletal muscles, such as those in the arms and legs. But muscular ...

Seles’ first symptoms appeared suddenly around three years ago. She began having double vision and weakness in her arms and ...

Muscle pain that does not go away after several days or is accompanied by symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath, and extreme weakness requires medical assistance. Muscle pain, also called ...

The Neuromuscular Disease Center has a long history of providing excellent clinical care and research in myasthenia gravis. Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes muscle ...

The former adult film star revealed earlier this year that she was dealing with unexplained muscle weakness and was "unable to walk" Jenna Jameson's physical therapy is paying off after dealing with ...

Night leg cramps are sudden, painful muscle contractions in the calves, feet, or thighs, often occurring during sleep. These ...

Damage to any nerve in your body can have unexpected results. In some cases, damage to a nerve can cause you to lose a muscle reflex, like the one that makes your knee jerk during a physical exam.

What's the source of the unusual electrocardiogram (ECG) findings in a patient presenting with dizziness and limb weakness? That's the mystery posed in a recent case report. The diagnostic challenge ...