"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,
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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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Muscle Weakness" by people in this website by year, and whether "Muscle Weakness" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle Weakness" by people in Profiles.
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Dysarthria and Weakness in a Patient with Cirrhosis. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Oct; 39(13):2590-2594.
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A 6-Year-Old Girl With Fever, Weakness, and Ataxia. Pediatrics. 2024 Mar 01; 153(3).
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Speg interactions that regulate the stability of excitation-contraction coupling protein complexes in triads and dyads. Commun Biol. 2023 09 14; 6(1):942.
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Bethlem Myopathy (Collagen VI-Related Dystrophies): A Retrospective Cohort Study on Musculoskeletal Pathologies and Clinical Course. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Feb 01; 43(2):e163-e167.
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Stridor Due to Cranial Nerve X Palsy Progressing to Polyneuropathy in a Teenager With COVID-19. Pediatrics. 2021 12 01; 148(6).
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An Exploratory Study on Physical Function in Stem Cell Transplant Patients Undergoing Corticosteroid Treatment for Acute Graft-Versus-Host-Disease. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 04 01; 100(4):402-406.
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Coenzyme Q10 for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: JACC Focus Seminar. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 02 09; 77(5):609-619.
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Genome-wide meta-analysis of muscle weakness identifies 15 susceptibility loci in older men and women. Nat Commun. 2021 01 28; 12(1):654.
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Mitochondrial energetic impairment in a patient with late-onset glutaric acidemia Type 2. Am J Med Genet A. 2020 10; 182(10):2426-2431.
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Teaching NeuroImages: Spinal cord infarct due to fibrocartilaginous embolism in an adolescent. Neurology. 2020 06 09; 94(23):e2495-e2496.