Preferred Name | Muscle weakness | |
Synonyms |
Muscular weakness Muscle weakness |
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Definitions |
Reduced strength of muscles. It is important clinical to distinguish between muscle weakness, fatigue, and asthenia. Fatigue describes the inability to continue performing a task after multiple repetitions; in contrast, a patient with primary weakness is unable to perform the first repetition of the task. Asthenia is a sense of weariness or exhaustion in the absence of muscle weakness. Conditions that result in intrinsic muscle weakness can be divided into several main categories: infectious, neurologic, endocrine, inflammatory, rheumatologic, genetic, metabolic, electrolyte-induced, or drug-induced. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001324 |
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comment |
It is important clinical to distinguish between muscle weakness, fatigue, and asthenia. Fatigue describes the inability to continue performing a task after multiple repetitions; in contrast, a patient with primary weakness is unable to perform the first repetition of the task. Asthenia is a sense of weariness or exhaustion in the absence of muscle weakness. Conditions that result in intrinsic muscle weakness can be divided into several main categories: infectious, neurologic, endocrine, inflammatory, rheumatologic, genetic, metabolic, electrolyte-induced, or drug-induced. |
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database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0151786 MSH:D018908 SNOMEDCT_US:26544005 |
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definition |
Reduced strength of muscles. |
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has_alternative_id |
HP:0002309 HP:0008979 HP:0009012 HP:0009061 |
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has_exact_synonym |
Muscular weakness Muscle weakness |
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id |
HP:0001324 |
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label |
Muscle weakness |
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notation |
HP:0001324 |
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preferred label |
Muscle weakness |
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prefLabel |
Muscle weakness |
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subClassOf |